Manson Iowa Map

About Manson, Iowa

Manson is a locality in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,709. The population density is 203.5 people per km². Manson is located at 42.5291°N, 94.5341°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50563.

Manson emerges from the flat, horizon-spanning expanse of the Iowa prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 18.8 miles west of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north-northeast of Rockwell City. The landscape is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of East Cedar Creek, which meanders through the terrain with a quiet, persistent gravity, carving a path through the dark, nutrient-rich soil that blankets the state. Only a few miles away, the grasses of Kalsow Prairie State Preserve offer a rare, preserved glimpse of the tallgrass wilderness that once dominated this entire region, standing in stark, wild contrast to the orderly grid of the surrounding fields. When the sun hangs low, the light stretches across the soybean and corn rows, turning the vast, tilled acreage into a shimmering sea of bronze and gold that seems to vibrate under the weight of the coming dusk.

Manson carries the legacy of a resilient people who turned the deep, ancient loam into the engine of a robust agricultural economy. The town maintains a measured pace, characterized by a literate civility and the quiet industry of those who have long understood the rhythm of the planting and the harvest. A short distance away, the waters of North Twin Lake reflect the changing seasons, providing a point of stillness in a landscape otherwise marked by the relentless productivity of the plow. The heritage of the settlers who broke this ground remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate, communal way in which the days are organized. In every corner of Manson, there is a sense of grounded permanence, a quiet acknowledgment that the history of the place is written directly into the furrows of the dark, heavy earth.

About This Manson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manson, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.529144, -94.534142. 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 Manson includes the ZIP code (50563), telephone area code (319), county seat of Calhoun County (Rockwell City), and school district assignment (Manson Northwest Webster 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.