Radcliffe Iowa Map

About Radcliffe, Iowa

Radcliffe is a locality in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 555. The population density is 214.9 people per km². Radcliffe is located at 42.3153°N, 93.4344°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Radcliffe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50230.

Radcliffe exists as a quiet geometry of grid-lines pressed into the vast, dark soil of the central Iowa plains. It lies 21.6 miles north-northeast of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 26°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south-southwest of Iowa Falls. The landscape here is defined by the absolute horizontality of the earth, where the sky claims more space than the land itself and the light at dusk turns the fields into an expanse of muted, bruised copper. Honey Creek traces a thin, verdant vein through the surrounding soybean and corn rows, its presence marked only by the slightly deeper green of brush and the sudden, sharp call of birds rising from the reeds. Residents often walk the paths of Ruempers Trail, where the tall grasses sway in a rhythm that seems to slow the pulse of the day, offering a momentary reprieve from the relentless productivity of the surrounding acreage.

Radcliffe bears the quiet mark of Scandinavian and German settlers who broke this prairie sod, their influence lingering in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate, understated manners of the people. The local economy remains anchored to the black loam that feeds the silos, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life far more than any clock. While the distant silhouette of Mormon Ridge is far beyond the horizon, the people here maintain a grounded perspective, looking toward the regional centers for education or industry while keeping their focus on the immediate needs of the neighborhood. Life in Radcliffe moves with a predictable, civil gravity, sustained by the deep-rooted knowledge that the strength of the place lies not in grand gestures, but in the persistent, quiet cultivation of the land.

About This Radcliffe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Radcliffe, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.315261, -93.434376. 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 Radcliffe includes the ZIP code (50230), telephone area code (515), county seat of Hardin County (Eldora), and school district assignment (Hubbard-Radcliffe 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.