Maurice Iowa Map

About Maurice, Iowa

Maurice is a locality in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 265. The population density is 170.0 people per km². Maurice is located at 42.9664°N, 96.1806°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maurice is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51036.

Maurice holds its ground against the vast, open sky of the upper Midwest, defined by the quiet passage of the West Branch Floyd River as it cuts a slender, winding path through the dark, fertile earth. It lies 11.9 miles north of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south of Sioux Center. The landscape surrounding Maurice unfolds in a grand, geometric progression of emerald corn and gold-tinted soybeans, where the horizon remains a thin, sharp line interrupted only by the occasional grain elevator or a cluster of wind-swept trees. During the late afternoon, the light here takes on a heavy, honeyed quality, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle, rhythmic swells of the prairie soil that define the local topography. It is a terrain of immense scale, where the air feels scrubbed clean by the constant, shifting winds that move across the plains with a persistent, low-frequency hum.

Settled as a product of the relentless expansion of the rail lines, Maurice maintains an economy deeply anchored in the cycles of the harvest and the steady, unadorned labor of the agricultural heartland. The heritage of the region remains visible in the sturdy, deliberate architecture of the local dwellings, reflecting the pragmatic traditions of those who first broke the sod to cultivate this demanding expanse. While the pace of life remains tethered to the seasons, residents find recreation in the wider landscape, often traveling toward the Puddle Jumper Trail for a measured walk or visiting Veterans Memorial Park to find a moment of stillness under the canopy. Though distant from the expansive water of Pavlik Lakes, the identity of Maurice remains forged in the relationship between the people and the persistent, quiet endurance of the soil beneath their boots.

About This Maurice Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maurice, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.966376, -96.180577. 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 Maurice includes the ZIP code (51036), telephone area code (563), county seat of Sioux County (Orange City), and school district assignment (MOC-Floyd Valley 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.