Manly Iowa Map

About Manly, Iowa

Manly is a locality in Worth County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,256. The population density is 343.0 people per km². Manly is located at 43.2872°N, 93.2021°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manly is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50456.

Manly sits amidst an expansive, level horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth, defined by the rigorous geometry of tilled fields and the seasonal rotation of corn and soybeans. It lies 9.2 miles north of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 0°T), and is situated 13.6 miles northeast of Clear Lake. The land here possesses a quiet, unadorned gravity, marked by the slow, deliberate movement of Beaver Creek as it winds through the low-lying prairie grasses just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape offers a profound stillness, punctuated only by the occasional silhouette of a hawk circling above the Tostenson Wildlife Refuge Area. During the late autumn, the light turns a sharp, translucent gold, casting long shadows across the stubble of the harvest and revealing the true, vast scale of the Iowa plains.

Manly maintains a character forged by the insistent pulse of the railroad, an economic lifeline that historically dictated the rhythm of commerce and the growth of the grid. While the modern pace of life has shifted, the legacy of this iron artery remains visible in the architecture and the deliberate, pragmatic disposition of the residents. Life here is measured by the changing weather and the steady, cyclical demands of agriculture, rather than the frenetic urgency of larger centers. Those seeking a deeper connection to the local environment often travel toward the distant, wooded relief of Deer Creek Forest or toward the horizon where the faint suggestion of Pilot Knob breaks the flatness, yet the spirit of the place remains anchored in the quiet, literate civility of the local streets.

About This Manly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manly, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.287181, -93.202148. 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 Manly includes the ZIP code (50456), telephone area code (515), county seat of Worth County (Northwood), and school district assignment (Central Springs 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.