Moorhead Iowa Map

About Moorhead, Iowa

Moorhead is a locality in Monona County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 195. The population density is 125.3 people per km². Moorhead is located at 41.9225°N, 95.8514°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51558.

Moorhead rests where the land begins to roll gently westward, a quiet settlement etched into the broad, sweeping plains of western Iowa. It lies 45.6 miles north of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 1°T), and is situated 14.5 miles east-south-east of Onawa. Here, the sky seems to stretch infinitely, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow ships and the sun paints the fields in hues of gold and amber as it dips towards the horizon. The terrain is a study in subtle contours, low hills rising and falling with a patient grace, interspersed with flat expanses that promise fertile soil and long, straight roads. A network of small creeks, barely more than trickles in drier seasons, snakes through the landscape, their banks often lined with the hardy cottonwoods and willows that thrive in this open country. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and distant, ripening corn, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats at Moorhead's core. The story of Moorhead is one of steady cultivation and quiet resilience, a narrative deeply intertwined with the agricultural cycles that define this part of Monona County. For generations, the rich loess soil has drawn families to this land, their livelihoods tied to the bounty of corn and soybeans that stretch to the furthest visible edges of the horizon. The local economy, though modest, is robust, fueled by the labor of farmers and the businesses that support their efforts, from equipment dealers to grain elevators. This is a place where history is not found in grand monuments, but in the weathered barns standing sentinel over fields, in the quiet dignity of the general store that has served generations, and in the collective memory of a community that has weathered its share of dust storms and economic shifts. The distinctive character of Moorhead lies in its unpretentious strength, its ability to find beauty in the vastness of the prairie and a deep satisfaction in the honest work of tending the land.

About This Moorhead Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moorhead, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.922488, -95.851398. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Moorhead and Monona County.

Detailed location data for Moorhead includes the ZIP code (51558), telephone area code (641), county seat of Monona County (Onawa), and school district assignment (West Harrison Community School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Moorhead is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.