Kingsley Iowa Map

About Kingsley, Iowa

Kingsley is a locality in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,396. The population density is 334.0 people per km². Kingsley is located at 42.5883°N, 95.9675°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kingsley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51028.

Kingsley occupies a vast expanse of open prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything but the rhythmic geometry of tilled fields. It lies 17.4 miles southeast of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 22.9 miles east-northeast of Sioux City. The earth here holds a deep, dark richness, shifting in color from the muted browns of early spring to the heavy, emerald weight of summer corn and soybeans. Small, quiet stretches of woodland provide shade near the banks of Johns Creek, which meanders through the landscape with a persistent, low-voiced fluidity. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land shifts toward the subtle, undulating rise of the Loess Hills, while the cool, still surface of Horseshoe Lake waits sixteen miles away, a mirror for the wide, expansive Iowa sky.

Kingsley maintains an economy tethered to the cycles of the harvest, where the labor of the season dictates the quiet intensity of the workdays. The settlement history of the region is written in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of the main street and the endurance of family-run operations that have persisted for generations. Residents find a particular, unshowy solace in the proximity of Southeast Wildwood Park, a space that preserves the wilder grasses and timber of the original plains. Life in Kingsley moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, anchored by a literate civility and a shared awareness of the weather, which dictates the pulse of the community as much as the turning of the calendar.

About This Kingsley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingsley, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.588324, -95.967516. 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 Kingsley includes the ZIP code (51028), telephone area code (563), county seat of Plymouth County (Le Mars), and school district assignment (Kingsley-Pierson 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.