Marshalltown Iowa Map

About Marshalltown, Iowa

Marshalltown is a locality in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of 27,626. The population density is 552.9 people per km². Marshalltown is located at 42.0494°N, 92.9080°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50158.

Marshalltown unfurls across the Iowan plains with a quiet dignity, its streets laid out in a grid as orderly as the surrounding fields of corn and soybeans. It lies 36.5 miles east of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 88°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-north-west of Le Grand. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas where clouds drift like slow ships and sunsets bleed into hues of apricot and lavender, painting the landscape in a light that softens even the straightest lines of buildings. Mature trees, their branches reaching like weathered arms, line the avenues, offering dappled shade in the summer and a stark, skeletal beauty against the winter sky. The air, especially after a rain, carries the scent of damp earth and growing things, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface of this place. This is a place where the echoes of pioneers still resonate, a town built by those who saw opportunity in the fertile soil and the promise of a growing nation. Marshalltown’s history is tied to the railroad, a vital artery that brought people and commerce, shaping its early growth and forging connections to the wider world. Its economy, once heavily influenced by manufacturing, now finds its strength in a diversified blend of agriculture, healthcare, and a resurgent spirit of local enterprise. You can feel the weight of that past in the older brick buildings downtown, their facades holding stories of generations, while the newer structures speak of a forward-looking ambition, a continuous effort to adapt and thrive on the prairie.

About This Marshalltown Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Marshalltown, 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 Marshalltown and Marshall County.

Detailed location data for Marshalltown includes the ZIP code (50158), telephone area code (515), county seat of Marshall County (Marshalltown), and school district assignment (Marshalltown 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 Marshalltown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.