Linden Iowa Map

About Linden, Iowa

Linden is a locality in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 98.6 people per km². Linden is located at 41.6444°N, 94.2691°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Linden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50146.

Linden occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by anything but the rhythmic swell of the earth. It lies 20.0 miles west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 15.8 miles south-southwest of Perry. The landscape surrounding Linden is defined by the steady, fertile labor of the plow, resulting in vast, geometric fields of corn and soybean that turn a deep, bruised gold under the late-autumn sun. Two miles to the east, the quiet course of Mosquito Creek carves a shallow, wooded ribbon through the soil, offering a cool sanctuary for the local wildlife. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the silhouettes of distant barns, and when the light fails at dusk, the sky bruises into shades of violet that seem to press down upon the silence of the flat, open plains.

Linden emerged from the nineteenth-century expansion of the iron rails, serving as a vital node for the movement of grain across the heartland. Today, the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, though the pace of life is increasingly marked by the passage of those traversing the Raccoon River Valley Trail, which runs directly through the center of the locality. Residents often venture toward the Raccoon River Trail six miles away for exercise or find a moment of stillness near the waters of Bays Branch Lake. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge remains far beyond the reach of a casual afternoon drive, the people of Linden maintain a grounded, modest civility, finding a quiet dignity in a life dictated by the seasons and the simple, persistent cycle of the harvest.

About This Linden Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Linden, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.644432, -94.269129. 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 Linden includes the ZIP code (50146), telephone area code (515), county seat of Dallas County (Adel), and school district assignment (Panorama 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.