Keota Iowa Map

About Keota, Iowa

Keota is a locality in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 897. The population density is 448.0 people per km². Keota is located at 41.3639°N, 91.9538°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Keota is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52248.

Keota occupies a singular expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and flat, broken only by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 29.0 miles southwest of Coralville, IA (from Coralville, IA: bearing 222°T), and is situated 14.3 miles west-northwest of Washington. The landscape is defined by a deep, dark topsoil that holds the memory of ancient grasses, while the nearby Dutch Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth just a mile away. The air here carries a crisp, unadorned clarity, especially during the long golden hour when the sun dips low and casts a violet hue over the rows of crops. Residents often find their way to the Kewash Nature Trail, which serves as a quiet artery connecting the village to the surrounding fields, offering a steady, level path for those who wish to observe the subtle shifts in the seasonal light.

Keota emerged from the steady expansion of the nineteenth-century rail lines, growing as a center for the agricultural commerce that remains the lifeblood of the region today. The local economy relies on the industrious cycle of harvest and planting, a pattern that dictates the pace of daily life with a quiet, unshowy civility. While Wallrich Lake sits ten miles distant as a place of respite, the character of the place is forged in the town square and the enduring influence of a heritage rooted in practical labor and community reliance. There is a distinct, understated beauty in how Keota maintains its focus, preferring the honest, tangible work of the land over the clamor of faster, more crowded centers of influence elsewhere in the state.

About This Keota Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Keota, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.363902, -91.953786. 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 Keota includes the ZIP code (52248), telephone area code (712), county seat of Keokuk County (Sigourney), and school district assignment (Keota 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.