Packwood Iowa Map

About Packwood, Iowa

Packwood is a locality in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 94.3 people per km². Packwood is located at 41.1328°N, 92.0827°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Packwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52580.

Packwood occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered across a landscape of disciplined, geometric rows. It lies 18.8 miles east-northeast of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 10.6 miles northwest of Fairfield. The earth here is a dark, heavy loam, tilled with a precision that mirrors the orderly grid of the streets themselves. A mile to the west, Richland Creek carves a shallow, verdant path through the soil, its banks lined with the dense, gnarled silhouettes of native hardwoods that break the monotony of the open fields. During the late afternoon, the light in Packwood assumes a pale, honeyed quality, catching the dust kicked up from gravel roads and casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the deep black prairie soil.

Agricultural cycles dictate the cadence of life in Packwood, where the seasonal rhythm of planting and harvest serves as the primary pulse of the local economy. The heritage of the region remains rooted in the industrious spirit of settlers who favored these fertile stretches for their promise of sustenance and stability. Beyond the town limits, the landscape remains largely devoted to the cultivation of corn and soybeans, a practice that has defined the character of the inhabitants for generations. Those seeking a reprieve from the cultivated fields often find their way four miles to the Pool Wildlife Management Area, an expanse of preserved habitat that offers a glimpse of the region’s original, unvarnished character. While the nearest water of any significant scale remains ten miles distant at Reservoir Number Two, the true beauty of the locality resides in this quiet, expansive agrarian stillness.

About This Packwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Packwood, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.132794, -92.082677. 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 Packwood includes the ZIP code (52580), telephone area code (712), county seat of Jefferson County (Fairfield), and school district assignment (Pekin 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.