Rowley Iowa Map

About Rowley, Iowa

Rowley is a locality in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 353. The population density is 352.0 people per km². Rowley is located at 42.3700°N, 91.8441°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52329.

Rowley is a place where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment, a gentle expanse of rolling farmland stretching under a wide Iowa sky. It lies 26.4 miles north-north-west of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-east of Independence. The terrain here is a study in subtlety, with the land rising and falling in soft, sweeping curves that guide the eye toward distant horizons. Fields of corn and soybeans, vibrant green in the summer sun, give way to the deeper hues of wooded ravines, where the air grows cooler and carries the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. The very air feels clean and open, a palpable breath of the prairie that surrounds and defines Rowley. In the quiet of the evening, the setting sun paints the western sky in strokes of apricot and rose, casting long, contented shadows that deepen the contours of the fields. The history of Rowley is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of the agricultural spirit that has shaped this corner of Buchanan County. Generations have worked this soil, coaxing life from the rich black earth, their labor forming the bedrock of the local economy. It's a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, a steady, reliable rhythm that has sustained families for decades. While modern conveniences have arrived, the character of Rowley remains rooted in its agrarian heritage, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of rural life, where the harvest is a communal celebration and the silence of the fields is broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a passing bird.

About This Rowley Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Rowley, Iowa with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Rowley and Buchanan County.

Detailed location data for Rowley includes the ZIP code (52329), telephone area code (712), county seat of Buchanan County (Independence), and school district assignment (Independence Community School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rowley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.