Scarville Iowa Map

About Scarville, Iowa

Scarville is a locality in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 66. The population density is 35.7 people per km². Scarville is located at 43.4705°N, 93.6177°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50473.

Scarville unfolds across the broad, generous shoulders of Winnebago County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale the sky. It lies 30.3 miles north-west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 316°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-west of Lake Mills. Here, the terrain rolls with a steady, unhurried grace, a subtle topography shaped by ancient glaciers and the patient work of wind. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch like woven carpets to the horizon, their greens and golds deepening in the late afternoon sun. A quiet creek, barely a whisper in the vast openness, threads its way through the landscape, its banks fringed with the hardy willows and cottonwoods that have weathered generations of prairie winds. The air itself carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming clover, a testament to the fertile heart of this place. The story of Scarville is etched in the very soil, a narrative of hardworking families who sought their fortune on this rich Iowa prairie. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, continues to thrive, with the grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the endless sky, their silos a familiar silhouette in the community. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of Scarville, a dependable cadence that has sustained it through the years. While no grand monuments mark its history, the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes speak of a lineage of resilience and a quiet pride in the land that sustains them. In Scarville, the past is not a relic but a living presence, a foundation upon which the present is built, day by patient day.

About This Scarville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scarville, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.47051, -93.617717. 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 Scarville and Winnebago County.

Detailed location data for Scarville includes the ZIP code (50473), telephone area code (515), county seat of Winnebago County (Forest City), and school district assignment (Lake Mills 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 Scarville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.