Lehigh Iowa Map

About Lehigh, Iowa

Lehigh is a locality in Webster County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 395. The population density is 72.2 people per km². Lehigh is located at 42.3600°N, 94.0522°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lehigh is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50557.

Lehigh rises from the persistent, fertile earth where the Des Moines River carves a deep, serpentine path through the central Iowa landscape. It lies 11.2 miles south-southeast of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 148°T), and is situated 14.2 miles west-southwest of Webster City. The air here holds the scent of damp loam and the heavy, sweet stillness of ripening corn, a quiet expanse that stretches toward the horizon where the distant suggestion of Frankel Ridge barely breaks the flat, tilled lines of the state. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain shifts into the shadowed, rugged topography of Deception Hollow, while the nearby trails of Dolliver Memorial State Park offer a sanctuary of limestone bluffs and ancient timber. As the sun dips low, the light catches the golden stalks of the fields, turning the vast, open prairie into a shimmering, amber sea that feels both ancient and entirely immediate.

Lehigh bears the marks of a past built upon the grit of coal mining and the steady labor of the river trade, legacies that still echo in the deliberate, unhurried pace of the streets. While the heavy industry of the previous century has faded, the spirit of the local economy remains rooted in the land, supported by the hardworking inhabitants who traverse the Brushy Creek Trail and look toward the seasonal rhythms of the harvest. A quiet, literate civility defines the character of the people here, where the influence of nearby academic centers and the enduring Scandinavian heritage lend a thoughtful depth to everyday interactions. Residents often find their weekend respite in the quiet corners of the landscape, whether traveling toward the waters of Don Williams Lake or finding solace in the dense, silent canopy of Pilot Mound State Forest, maintaining a life that is as grounded as the soil itself.

About This Lehigh Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lehigh, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.359973, -94.052177. 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 Lehigh includes the ZIP code (50557), telephone area code (319), county seat of Webster County (Fort Dodge), and school district assignment (Southeast Valley 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.