Matlock Iowa Map

About Matlock, Iowa

Matlock is a locality in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 74. The population density is 75.6 people per km². Matlock is located at 43.2439°N, 95.9353°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Matlock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51244.

Matlock emerges from the horizon as a collection of quiet silhouettes defined by the endless, rhythmic repetition of tilled earth and seasonal grain. It lies 33.2 miles north-northeast of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 5.9 miles northwest of Sheldon. The landscape surrounding Matlock is a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky claims the majority of the view, pressing down upon the dark, fertile soil with a weight that turns the light at dusk into a deep, bruised violet. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Otter Creek carve a narrow, verdant vein through the monotony of the fields, offering a brief reprieve of trees and shade to the otherwise open prairie. To the west, the land begins to gather itself into the subtle, structural folds of the Loess Hills, while nineteen miles distant, the modest elevation of Hawkeye Point marks the highest aspiration of the local topography.

Agriculture functions as the primary pulse of the local economy, with the lives of residents tied to the slow, deliberate turning of the planting and harvest cycles. Settled by pioneers who brought with them the industrious, stoic traditions of Northern Europe, the area retains a character of unshowy, literate civility that persists despite the isolation of the plains. Recreational life often draws people toward the Otter Creek Public Hunting Area, where the tall grasses and riparian corridors provide a sanctuary for local wildlife and a quiet space for reflection. Though Lake Bella remains a distant destination twenty-four miles away, the residents of Matlock find their own particular beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the furrows of the soybean rows, turning the entire world into a muted, gray-silver canvas before the sun climbs high enough to burn the dew away.

About This Matlock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Matlock, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.243866, -95.935297. 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 Matlock includes the ZIP code (51244), telephone area code (563), county seat of Sioux County (Orange City), and school district assignment (Sheldon 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.