Shambaugh Iowa Map

About Shambaugh, Iowa

Shambaugh is a locality in Page County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 169.1 people per km². Shambaugh is located at 40.6589°N, 95.0319°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shambaugh is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51651.

Shambaugh occupies a quiet stretch of Page County where the West Nodaway River carves a slow, deliberate path through the fertile dark earth. It lies 23.2 miles north-northwest of Maryville, MO (from Maryville, MO: bearing 339°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south of Clarinda. The landscape around Shambaugh is defined by an expansive horizon, where the flat, tilled fields of corn and soybeans meet the sky in a clean, uncompromising line. On certain evenings, the light catches the moisture in the air, turning the fields a deep, bruised violet before the sun vanishes behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pinhook Hills. The terrain holds a heavy, expectant stillness, broken only by the occasional rustle of dry stalks or the sudden, sharp movement of a hawk circling above the riverbank.

Settled by pioneers who recognized the value of the rich, alluvial soil, Shambaugh remains anchored to the agricultural cycles that have dictated the pace of life here for generations. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian heritage, where the rhythm of the seasons determines the movement of grain trucks and the quiet bustle of the harvest. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Schenck Lake and the open spaces of Ross Park provide a reprieve from the labor of the fields, offering a place where the land feels less like a workspace and more like a sanctuary. Life here is marked by an unshowy consistency, a steady adherence to the work at hand that persists long after the machinery has been parked for the night.

About This Shambaugh Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shambaugh, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.65888, -95.031922. 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 Shambaugh includes the ZIP code (51651), telephone area code (641), county seat of Page County (Clarinda), and school district assignment (South Page 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.