Liscomb Iowa Map

About Liscomb, Iowa

Liscomb is a locality in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 291. The population density is 111.2 people per km². Liscomb is located at 42.1900°N, 93.0038°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Liscomb is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50148.

Liscomb emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled soil that stretches toward every horizon. It lies 10.9 miles north-northwest of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 16.9 miles southwest of Grundy Center. The landscape surrounding Liscomb maintains a quiet, earth-bound consistency, where the horizon is punctuated only by the vertical silhouettes of grain elevators and the occasional stand of timber following the path of Dowd Creek. To the west, the subtle rise of Mormon Ridge provides a distant anchor to the view, while the lingering presence of the Grammer Grove Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of uncultivated timber and thicket. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the dust motes above the soybean rows and turning the wide, open sky into a deepening gradient of bruised plum and amber.

Agriculture remains the silent engine of Liscomb, dictating the seasonal cadence of life as tractors trace slow, rhythmic patterns across the dark, fertile loam. The legacy of those who settled this expanse remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the persistent, pragmatic thrift that governs the local economy. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of Mormon Lake draws those seeking a rare stillness in the landscape, a contrast to the industrious output of the surrounding farms. Life in Liscomb flows with an unstated, communal gravity, where the residents move through the quiet intervals of the day with a steady, literate civility, grounded by a long familiarity with the land’s heavy, productive silence.

About This Liscomb Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Liscomb, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.189986, -93.003812. 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 Liscomb includes the ZIP code (50148), telephone area code (515), county seat of Marshall County (Marshalltown), and school district assignment (BCLUW 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.