Rake Iowa Map

About Rake, Iowa

Rake is a locality in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 186. The population density is 95.0 people per km². Rake is located at 43.4838°N, 93.9188°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50465, 50424.

Rake occupies a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled soil. It lies 42.7 miles west-northwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 303°T), and is situated 14.0 miles southeast of Blue Earth. Flat, dark fields extend toward every horizon, broken only by the sharp, vertical accents of grain elevators that serve as the local cathedrals. A mile from the center, the channeled path of Drainage Ditch Number 21 cuts a quiet, utilitarian line through the black dirt, offering a subtle drainage pulse to the saturated prairie. Light here possesses a heavy, unfiltered quality, washing the landscape in pale gold during the low-sun hours of autumn and casting long, stark shadows across the stubble of harvested corn. Two miles away, the Quam Wildlife Area provides a necessary reprieve from the monoculture, offering a patch of tallgrass and wetland where the wind moves with a different, more rustling cadence than it does over the surrounding soybean rows.

Rake maintains a steady, deliberate pace born of a deep-rooted Scandinavian and German ancestry that favors industry over ostentation. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the seasons, where the planting and harvest dictate the pulse of daily affairs and the movement of heavy machinery along the roads. While the landscape feels expansive and solitary, the proximity of Harmon Lake, eleven miles distant, offers a rare, singular point of stillness away from the endless agricultural grid. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the persistent endurance of families who have worked this soil for generations, their lives governed by the unyielding cycle of growth and dormancy. Even when the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob suggests a variation in the topography twenty-four miles away, Rake remains anchored to its own level, honest geography, where the primary labor is the stewardship of the land.

About This Rake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rake, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.483844, -93.918842. 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 Rake includes the ZIP code (50465, 50424), telephone area code (515), county seat of Winnebago County (Forest City), and school district assignment (North Iowa 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.