Moville Iowa Map

About Moville, Iowa

Moville is a locality in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,670. The population density is 773.5 people per km². Moville is located at 42.4889°N, 96.0725°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51039.

Moville rests in the broad embrace of rolling farmland, where the land itself seems to sigh with the slow, deliberate turning of seasons. It lies 16.7 miles east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 93°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-west of Kingsley. The horizon here is a generous sweep of green and gold, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of silos or the dark, purposeful line of a windbreak. In the humid stillness of a summer evening, the air grows thick with the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant hum of machinery, a testament to the fertile soil that underpins the very rhythm of life in Moville. The sky, when it clears after a rain, washes the landscape in a luminous, almost pearlescent light, revealing the subtle undulations of the terrain that speak of ancient glaciers and patient erosion. The history of Moville is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of agriculture, a legacy stretching back to the pioneers who broke this prairie sod. The local economy, still deeply rooted in the bounty of the land, revolves around grain and livestock, a cycle of planting and harvest that has shaped the town’s character for generations. Old barns, weathered to a silver-grey, stand as stoic sentinels against the sky, whispering tales of a time when horses and plows were the primary tools of sustenance. While the larger world may rush by, life in Moville moves with a steadier, more grounded pace, a reflection of the enduring connection between its people and the earth they cultivate.

About This Moville Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Moville, Iowa with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Moville and Woodbury County.

Detailed location data for Moville includes the ZIP code (51039), telephone area code (563), county seat of Woodbury County (Sioux City), and school district assignment (Woodbury Central 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 Moville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.