Martelle Iowa Map

About Martelle, Iowa

Martelle is a locality in Jones County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 249. The population density is 309.1 people per km². Martelle is located at 42.0217°N, 91.3599°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Martelle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52305.

Martelle emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by the quiet persistence of Elbow Creek as it carves a path through the tilled earth. It lies 12.2 miles east of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 94°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-southwest of Anamosa. The horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, where the golden light of late afternoon catches the dust rising from the fields, casting long, lean shadows across the rows of corn and soybeans. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the landscape yields to the subtle geography of the region, occasionally hinting at the distant relief of The Hogback, which rises like a phantom silhouette against the pale sky. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and dry grass, a clean, sharp atmosphere that feels expansive and deliberate, as if the land itself were holding its breath under the weight of the immense, open canopy above.

Martelle retains the steady, industrious character of the pioneers who first broke this sod, their legacy enduring in the quiet rhythm of the local economy centered on the bounty of the plains. Residents often find respite along the Grant Wood Trail, a corridor of quiet movement that offers a different perspective on the surrounding topography, far removed from the deeper, more shadowed depressions of Hogs Den Hollow. While the pace of life remains measured and unhurried, the influence of the nearby intellectual centers of the state adds a layer of literate, thoughtful civility to the daily exchange of the inhabitants. It is a place of modest scale, where the memory of earlier settlers lingers in the sturdy architecture and the deep-rooted habits of a population that knows the value of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest.

About This Martelle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Martelle, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.021671, -91.35989. 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 Martelle includes the ZIP code (52305), telephone area code (712), county seat of Jones County (Anamosa), and school district assignment (Anamosa 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.