Ricketts Iowa Map

About Ricketts, Iowa

Ricketts is a locality in Crawford County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 109. The population density is 169.7 people per km². Ricketts is located at 42.1269°N, 95.5750°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ricketts is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51460.

Ricketts commands a quiet expanse where the horizon stretches wide across a landscape defined by the rhythmic turns of the Middle Soldier River. It lies 36.5 miles west of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 13.6 miles northwest of Denison. The terrain here is shaped by the deep, wind-blown silt of the Loess Hills to the west, creating a textured topography that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbed, the land opens into vast, productive plains where the soil holds a dark, heavy richness. Though the nearest water of any scale, Grell Pond, remains a distant point on the map, the air around Ricketts carries a persistent, earthy freshness that rises from the damp riverbanks and the surrounding fields.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of the local economy, with the orderly geometry of corn and soybean rows dictating the pace of the seasons. Ricketts reflects the heritage of early settlers who found in this prairie soil a place to plant deep roots, leaving behind a legacy of pragmatic industry and unshowy civility. Residents find a quiet respite at Thul Woodland, a nearby area that offers a brief, shaded departure from the open agricultural fields. Life in Ricketts moves with the deliberate, careful attention of those who have long worked the land, maintaining a steady, grounded existence that remains largely untouched by the hurried pressures of the wider world.

About This Ricketts Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ricketts, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.126933, -95.575002. 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 Ricketts includes the ZIP code (51460), telephone area code (563), county seat of Crawford County (Denison), and school district assignment (Schleswig 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.