Larrabee Iowa Map

About Larrabee, Iowa

Larrabee is a locality in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 147. The population density is 185.6 people per km². Larrabee is located at 42.8608°N, 95.5453°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51029.

Larrabee rests on the broad, fertile plains of northwest Iowa, a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of agriculture. It lies 50.1 miles east-north-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 60°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north of Cherokee. The land here rolls with a gentle sweep, a vast canvas of cultivated fields that stretch to horizons broken only by the distant, dark line of a tree windbreak or the occasional low-slung barn. In the summer, the air hums with the drone of insects and the distant rumble of tractors, carrying the sweet, earthy scent of drying corn and freshly turned soil. The sky, a boundless blue dome, often presses down with a palpable weight, especially in the late afternoon when the sun, beginning its descent, casts long, skeletal shadows across the furrows, turning the stubble fields to burnished gold. The story of Larrabee is intrinsically tied to the rich soil that has sustained it for generations, an economy built on the back of the land's bounty. This has always been a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a tradition passed down from the earliest settlers who saw the potential in this fertile prairie. While the days in Larrabee move at a deliberate, unhurried pace, there's a quiet hum of activity that belies its small size, a network of neighbors and businesses that form the sinew of the community. The grain elevators, towering sentinels against the prairie sky, stand as silent witnesses to the ceaseless flow of agricultural commerce, a constant reminder of what this place is, and what it has always been.

About This Larrabee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Larrabee, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.860814, -95.545285. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Larrabee and Cherokee County.

Detailed location data for Larrabee includes the ZIP code (51029), telephone area code (563), county seat of Cherokee County (Cherokee), and school district assignment (Cherokee Community School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Larrabee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.