Jamaica Iowa Map

About Jamaica, Iowa

Jamaica is a locality in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 195. The population density is 202.4 people per km². Jamaica is located at 41.8461°N, 94.3097°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jamaica is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50128.

Jamaica emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie as a quiet intersection of sky and cultivated soil. It lies 26.5 miles west-southwest of Boone, IA (from Boone, IA: bearing 236°T), and is situated 10.4 miles west of Perry. The horizon stretches wide, marked by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields that drink in the golden light of late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows over the earth. Greenbrier Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian woodland that breaks the relentless uniformity of the tilled fields. Within the immediate footprint of Jamaica, the Jamaica Trail Spur offers a modest, verdant passage for those who wish to traverse the stillness on foot, grounding the experience of the land in the tactile crunch of gravel and the rustle of native grasses.

History here is written in the steel of rail lines and the endurance of the local agricultural economy, which remains the lifeblood of the people who call Jamaica home. Decades of labor have refined the settlement into a place of unshowy, literate civility, where the pace of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the harvest rather than the frantic pulse of the city. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge might haunt the thoughts of those who look far enough west, the reality of life here is defined by the immediate: the steady maintenance of the land, the quiet social ties of a small population, and the proximity to the serene waters of Bays Branch Lake. It is a place where the stillness is not an absence, but a presence, demanding a patient eye to appreciate the subtle shifts in color across the plains as the sun slips behind the silos.

About This Jamaica Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jamaica, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.846096, -94.309687. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Jamaica includes the ZIP code (50128), telephone area code (515), county seat of Guthrie County (Guthrie Center), and school district assignment (Panorama Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.