Kent Iowa Map

About Kent, Iowa

Kent is a locality in Union County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 37. The population density is 29.2 people per km². Kent is located at 40.9525°N, 94.4544°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50851.

Kent exists as a quiet intersection of earth and sky where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the persistent geometry of tilled fields. It lies 54.1 miles southwest of Norwalk, IA (from Norwalk, IA: bearing 228°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-southwest of Creston. The land here is an expanse of dark, heavy soil that holds the memory of deep-rooted prairie grasses, now organized into orderly rows of corn and soybeans that mirror the grid of the section lines. To the east, the landscape remains open and exposed to the shifting moods of the atmosphere, where the late-day light turns the stubble of the fields into a pale, burnished gold. A mile from the center of Kent, the Kent ROW provides a sliver of uncultivated refuge, while the Platte River traces a slow, meandering path two miles away, carving a subtle depression through the otherwise level plains.

Settlement in Kent grew from the expansion of rail and the necessity of agricultural commerce, remaining tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the steady, unshowy labor of the farm. The local economy persists in this quiet rhythm, dominated by the seasonal demands of planting and the heavy machinery that moves along narrow roads with deliberate, mechanical patience. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, six miles distant, the waters of East Lake provide a still, reflective break in the terrain, though life here remains centered on the productivity of the soil rather than the leisure of the water. The character of Kent is forged in the silence of the long winters and the intense, humid industry of summer, creating a place where the work of the day is measured by the steady turning of the seasons and the quiet civility of those who remain.

About This Kent Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kent, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.952489, -94.454406. 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 Kent includes the ZIP code (50851), telephone area code (319), county seat of Union County (Creston), and school district assignment (Creston 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.