Latimer Iowa Map

About Latimer, Iowa

Latimer is a locality in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 477. The population density is 75.1 people per km². Latimer is located at 42.7633°N, 93.3683°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Latimer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50452.

Latimer occupies a flat expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered in every direction. It lies 28.3 miles south-southwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west of Hampton. The earth here is dark, heavy, and productive, manifesting as a vast grid of soybean and corn fields that shift in color from the bright, lime-green shoots of spring to the brittle, golden stalks of autumn. A mile away, the quiet waters of Spring Creek track through the landscape, carving a subtle path through the silt and soil that defines the regional topography. The light at dusk settles low and heavy over the fields, turning the sky a bruised violet and casting long, thin shadows that seem to pull the edges of the world inward. Only three miles away, the Spring Creek Wildlife Area offers a break in the cultivated monotony, providing a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush that persists despite the relentless industry of the plow.

Latimer carries the quiet weight of a place built upon the labor of generations who broke the prairie sod to establish a life on these fertile plains. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the seasons, with grain elevators standing as the primary sentinels of the skyline, overseeing the movement of harvests that sustain the regional character. While the pace of daily life is dictated by the turning of the soil and the needs of the crop, there is an unshowy civility in the way the residents maintain their storefronts and homes. Six miles to the north, the waters of Beeds Lake offer a different kind of stillness, a place where the focus shifts from the intensity of production to the simple, reflective quiet of a reservoir. Latimer endures as an expression of this inland persistence, where the history of the land is written not in stone, but in the recurring cycle of planting and growth that defines the passing of years.

About This Latimer Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Latimer, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.763306, -93.368259. 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 Latimer includes the ZIP code (50452), telephone area code (515), county seat of Franklin County (Hampton), and school district assignment (CAL 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.