Little Cedar Iowa Map

About Little Cedar, Iowa

Little Cedar is a locality in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 40. The population density is 25.4 people per km². Little Cedar is located at 43.3802°N, 92.7257°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50454.

Little Cedar rests in a landscape of broad, generous horizons, where the land itself seems to hold its breath under the immense Iowa sky. It lies 23.4 miles south-south-east of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 148°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-north-east of Osage. Rolling fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch out towards a distant, hazy line of trees that marks the intermittent course of the Cedar River. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, painterly shadows across the terrain. The few scattered farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels, punctuate the vastness with a quiet resilience, their presence a testament to the enduring connection between people and this fertile ground. The story of Little Cedar is one written in the furrows of its fields and the quiet hum of its agricultural heart. For generations, this land has sustained families through the cultivation of corn and soybeans, a steady rhythm of planting and harvest that forms the bedrock of the local economy. While the larger world has rushed forward, Little Cedar has maintained a deliberate pace, its history deeply entwined with the early settlers who saw the potential in this prairie soil. The modest church steeples, rising above the fields, are not just places of worship but also markers of a shared past, a quiet continuity that resonates in the very character of Little Cedar.

About This Little Cedar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Little Cedar, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.380248, -92.725744. 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 Little Cedar and Mitchell County.

Detailed location data for Little Cedar includes the ZIP code (50454), telephone area code (515), county seat of Mitchell County (Osage), and school district assignment (Osage 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 Little Cedar is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.