Modale Iowa Map

About Modale, Iowa

Modale is a locality in Harrison County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 273. The population density is 101.2 people per km². Modale is located at 41.6197°N, 96.0120°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Modale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51556.

Modale anchors itself firmly amidst the vast, geometric expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an immense, unblinking sky. It lies 25.9 miles north-northwest of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 342°T), and is situated 7.8 miles northeast of Blair. The Modale Ditch carves a deliberate, straight-edged path through the black, fertile soil, serving as a quiet artery for the land’s drainage and definition. To the west, the landscape rises into the Loess Hills, their ancient, wind-deposited silts offering a dramatic, undulating contrast to the level fields that dominate the immediate horizon. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Horseshoe Lake mirror the shifting colors of the afternoon, while the Missouridale Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush that feels untouched by the persistent industry of the plow.

Agriculture remains the singular, pulsing rhythm of Modale, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the movement of grain trucks and the seasonal coloring of the earth. The local economy is tied to the strength of the soil, maintaining a heritage that values the quiet labor of the farmer and the steady endurance of those who work the land. Beyond the fields, the influence of the region is felt in the understated pragmatism of the architecture and the deliberate pace of daily life, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the wind moving through the corn. Those seeking the solitude of the outdoors often find their way toward the Desoto Bend Trail, or further toward the Loess Hills State Forest, where the timber stands as a reminder of the wilder, wooded character that once defined this slice of the Midwest.

About This Modale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Modale, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.619713, -96.011956. 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 Modale includes the ZIP code (51556), telephone area code (641), county seat of Harrison County (Logan), and school district assignment (West Harrison 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.