Macksburg Iowa Map

About Macksburg, Iowa

Macksburg is a locality in Madison County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 56. The population density is 10.5 people per km². Macksburg is located at 41.2147°N, 94.1852°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50155.

Macksburg unfolds across the rolling Iowa landscape, a place where the earth breathes in broad, gentle swells under a sky that often seems impossibly vast. It lies 31.5 miles south-south-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-east of Creston. The fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans, stretch towards horizons softened by distance, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the sun’s slow arc. Here, the air carries the clean scent of growing things, a subtle perfume that deepens as the day wanes, painting the west with streaks of apricot and rose. Farmhouses, their white paint weathered by seasons, dot the terrain like patient sentinels, their silhouettes sharp against the wide-open prairie sky. The quietude is profound, broken only by the distant rumble of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling high above. The story of Macksburg is etched into the very soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of agriculture that has shaped Madison County for generations. Settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the fertile prairie, Macksburg has always been tied to the land, its economy rooted in the bounty of the fields. While farming remains the heartbeat of this place, a quiet resilience defines its character, a strength born from weathering storms both literal and metaphorical. The general store, a hub of local life, still serves as a gathering place, its shelves stocked with the necessities and small luxuries that sustain a community. The rhythm of Macksburg is one of patient growth, of seasons observed, and of a deep, unhurried connection to the earth beneath.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Macksburg, Iowa with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Macksburg and Madison County.

Detailed location data for Macksburg includes the ZIP code (50155), telephone area code (515), county seat of Madison County (Winterset), and school district assignment (Orient-Macksburg 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 Macksburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.