Protivin Iowa Map
Explore Protivin, Iowa, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Protivin, Iowa
| City | Protivin |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Howard County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.216082 |
| Longitude | -92.091001 |
| Population | 269 |
| Density | 236.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 52163 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | Cresco |
| School District | Turkey Valley Community School District |
About Protivin, Iowa
Protivin is a locality in Howard County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 269. The population density is 236.0 people per km². Protivin is located at 43.2161°N, 92.0910°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Protivin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52163.Protivin occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches wide and the earth is marked by the patient lines of tilled fields. It lies 39.1 miles north-northeast of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 30°T), and is situated 16.5 miles west-southwest of Decorah. Bohemian Creek carves a low, persistent path near the edge of the settlement, its waters moving with a deliberate, muddy gravity through the surrounding soil. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the landscape resolves into a vast, open mosaic of corn and soybeans that shift in color from the deep, verdant greens of midsummer to the brittle, pale gold of the harvest. A mile to the east, the quiet greenery of Ludwig Park offers a singular break in the flatness, providing a place where the wind carries the scent of damp grass and the cooling air of the plains.
Protivin retains a distinct character shaped by the resilience of its early settlers, who cleared the brush to build a life upon the fertile, unforgiving loam. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the demands of the land, with the daily movement of machinery and the labor of the harvest defining the pulse of the day. There is an unshowy civility here, a sense of shared purpose that lingers in the way neighbors acknowledge one another amidst the chores of the afternoon. While the world beyond the county line moves with modern impatience, Protivin keeps to a slower, more grounded tempo, finding its identity in the steady, quiet endurance of a landscape that has known the plow for generations.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ludwig Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 091° E
- Taylor's Pond Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 335° NW
- Thomson Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 334° NW
- Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 012° N
- Chipera Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 145° SE
- Bily Clocks Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 098° E
- Turkey River Area Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 358° N
- Jackson Number Twelve School Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 222° SW
- Howard County Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 353° N
- Kellow House - Howard County Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 352° N
- Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 009° N
- Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.4 mi, 041° NE · 2,440 acres
- Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 065° NE
- Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 15.7 mi, 066° NE
- 3-d Life Tree (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 065° NE
- I Am Wood (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 065° NE
- Oedipus and Antigone (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 065° NE
- Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 066° NE
- Jewel Theatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 066° NE
- Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 068° E
- Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 005° N
- Sinkhole (Viewpoint) — 24.2 mi, 009° N
- Volga River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.2 mi, 144° SE
- Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 27.5 mi, 346° N
- Preston Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 31.5 mi, 001° N
- Watts Theater (Cinema) — 36.5 mi, 278° W
- Palace Theater (Cinema) — 38.9 mi, 210° SW
- Dancing St. Francis (Public Artwork) — 39.1 mi, 210° SW
- Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 43.9 mi, 101° E · 2,460 acres
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.3 mi, 067° NE · 274k acres
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About This Protivin Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Protivin, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.216082, -92.091001. 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 Protivin includes the ZIP code (52163), telephone area code (712), county seat of Howard County (Cresco), and school district assignment (Turkey Valley 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
