Lorimor Iowa Map

About Lorimor, Iowa

Lorimor is a locality in Union County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 386. The population density is 345.8 people per km². Lorimor is located at 41.1283°N, 94.0533°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lorimor is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50149.

Lorimor emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a cluster of wind-swept trees. It lies 30.3 miles west-southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 239°T), and is situated 16.7 miles east-northeast of Creston. Fourmile Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, feeding the fertile soil that supports an endless patchwork of corn and soybean fields. The quality of light here at dusk is particularly heavy and amber, casting long, lean shadows across the tilled dirt that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the western edge of the plains. Residents often find their way to the Lorimor Wildlife Area, a quiet patch of preserved land that offers a stark, honest contrast to the regimented geometry of the surrounding commercial farmland.

Lorimor carries the weight of a history rooted in the expansion of the rails, a period that once dictated the pulse and prosperity of the local economy. While the clatter of trains has faded into a quieter, more deliberate pace, the influence of those early settlers remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the main streets. The economy stays tethered to the land, governed by the cycles of planting and harvest that demand a steady, pragmatic resilience from those who remain. Though the nearest water of any significant scale is Thayer Lake, seven miles distant, the people of Lorimor maintain a deep, intrinsic connection to the geography of the plains, finding a particular, austere beauty in the way the winter wind scours the fields and the way the spring thaw brings the first green life to the valley floor.

About This Lorimor Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lorimor, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.128325, -94.053284. 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 Lorimor includes the ZIP code (50149), telephone area code (515), county seat of Union County (Creston), and school district assignment (East Union 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.