Percival Iowa Map

About Percival, Iowa

Percival is a locality in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 105. The population density is 100.9 people per km². Percival is located at 40.7489°N, 95.8136°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51648.

Percival lies low in Fremont County, a quiet sprawl beneath a sky that often seems too large for the land. It lies 27.1 miles south of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 171°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-north-east of Nebraska City. Rolling hills, softened by time and cultivation, give way to flatter expanses where the earth breathes a scent of rich loam and distant, unseen water. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain stillness, a tangible peace that settles over the fields like a fine dust. Trees, mostly sturdy oaks and maples, stand sentinel along the few roads, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the open country that stretches to the horizon. The character of Percival is one of gentle persistence, a place that has weathered seasons and storms with a quiet resilience. The history of Percival is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle contours of its agricultural past. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who worked its soil. The local economy, still largely tethered to the rhythms of farming, hums with the quiet industry of planting and harvest. While the days of more robust enterprises may have softened, a distinct sense of continuity persists. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the vast prairie sky, speak of a time when the harvests fueled a wider world, and the roads leading into Percival still carry the faint echo of horse-drawn wagons.

About This Percival Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Percival, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.74889, -95.813613. 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 Percival and Fremont County.

Detailed location data for Percival includes the ZIP code (51648), telephone area code (641), county seat of Fremont County (Sidney), and school district assignment (Sidney 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 Percival is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.