Lovilia Iowa Map

About Lovilia, Iowa

Lovilia is a locality in Monroe County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 472. The population density is 349.1 people per km². Lovilia is located at 41.1358°N, 92.9041°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lovilia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50150.

Lovilia occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything but the seasonal march of corn and soybeans. It lies 17.5 miles southwest of Oskaloosa, IA (from Oskaloosa, IA: bearing 231°T), and is situated 9.1 miles northwest of Albia. Coal Creek cuts a narrow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its dark water carving through the loess-rich soil that defines the regional character. The air here holds a particular weight at dusk, a stillness that settles over the fields long before the shadows grow tall. Beyond the tilled acreage, the terrain shifts into a series of gradual rises and hollows, creating a landscape that feels both expansive and deeply private. Two miles away, the La Hart Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for local fauna, while Lake Miami sits just three miles out, reflecting the pale, washed-out blue of an expansive Midwestern sky.

Lovilia emerged from the industrious pulse of the nineteenth century, built upon the heavy labor of extracting coal from the seams beneath the surface. While the mines have long since ceased their clatter, the town retains the unshowy, literate civility of a place that understands the value of hard-won permanence. The economy, once tethered to the black stone of the earth, has turned toward the patient cycles of agriculture, mirroring the steady, rhythmic life of the farmers who work the surrounding ground. Residents move with a deliberate pace, acknowledging the history of the region without needing to recite it, finding a quiet beauty in the way the sunlight catches the grain elevators. Even with the dense silence of the Stephens State Forest - Thousand Acre Unit only ten miles distant, Lovilia maintains a self-contained composure, anchored firmly in the soil it has cultivated for generations.

About This Lovilia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lovilia, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.135837, -92.904088. 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 Lovilia includes the ZIP code (50150), telephone area code (515), county seat of Monroe County (Albia), and school district assignment (Albia 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.