Plymouth Iowa Map

About Plymouth, Iowa

Plymouth is a locality in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 375. The population density is 328.3 people per km². Plymouth is located at 43.2464°N, 93.1233°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Plymouth is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52626, 50464.

Plymouth occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened by the clutter of distant peaks. It lies 22.6 miles west of Fort Madison, IA (from Fort Madison, IA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 16.2 miles north of Kahoka. The Des Moines River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its dark, steady current serving as a silent witness to the seasonal shifts of the surrounding fields. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust of late summer harvest or the brittle, pale stalks of corn standing against a bruised, winter-gray sky. Those seeking to move through the terrain find their way along the Indian Lake Park Trail, a narrow artery that winds through the brush and tall grasses, connecting the traveler to the stillness of the earth. The nearby Shimek State Forest offers a dense, protective canopy of hardwoods, providing a stark contrast to the open, tilled acreage that defines the broader view.

Plymouth remains a place where the economy is tethered to the patient rhythm of the soil and the cycles of agricultural production. Generations of families have anchored their lives here, inheriting a legacy of industry that favors resilience over spectacle and quiet labor over public acclaim. The town holds its history in the modest architecture of its streets and the unshowy, literate civility of its inhabitants, who carry the heritage of their forebears with a grounded sense of belonging. While the pace of life remains slow, the presence of the Des Moines River ensures that the land remains productive and connected to the broader, fertile geography of the state. Outside of the immediate reach of the town, the land rolls toward the distance, where the silhouette of Bryan Hill occasionally punctuates the flat, expansive sky, grounding the viewer in the simple, enduring reality of the plains.

About This Plymouth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plymouth, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.246394, -93.123281. 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 Plymouth includes the ZIP code (52626, 50464), telephone area code (712, 515), county seat of Van Buren County (Keosauqua), and school district assignment (Central Springs 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.