Masonville Iowa Map

About Masonville, Iowa

Masonville is a locality in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 116.9 people per km². Masonville is located at 42.4794°N, 91.5913°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Masonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50654.

Masonville occupies a quiet stretch of the Iowa plains where the horizon expands into an infinite reach of tilled earth and sky. It lies 30.8 miles north of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 1°T), and is situated 6.9 miles west of Manchester. Prairie Creek winds through the low-lying terrain near the edge of the grid, its banks serving as a narrow artery for the local watershed before the land rises into the gentle, cultivated swells that define the surrounding region. When the sun dips low, the light catches the golden stalks of corn and the dark green of soybean fields, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the vast, unadorned geometry of the landscape. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of The Hogback occasionally traces the skyline, a distant reminder of the varied topography that exists beyond these flat, fertile expanses.

Masonville remains anchored in the rhythms of an agricultural economy, where the heritage of early settlers is reflected in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of the farmsteads that dot the countryside. Residents often look toward Coffins Grove Park for a reprieve in the shade of dense timber, or travel eleven miles to the more expansive trails of Backbone State Forest to appreciate the deeper, forested valleys of the region. Life in Masonville moves with the steady, predictable pace of the seasons, maintaining an unshowy civility that values the quiet labor of the fields and the endurance of a close-knit, land-based life. Even when the pace of the modern world accelerates elsewhere, the atmosphere here holds a persistent, meditative stillness, undisturbed by the fleeting concerns of more crowded centers.

About This Masonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Masonville, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.47943, -91.591267. 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 Masonville includes the ZIP code (50654), telephone area code (319), county seat of Delaware County (Manchester), and school district assignment (West Delaware County 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.