South Amana Iowa Map

About South Amana, Iowa

South Amana is a locality in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 165. The population density is 46.0 people per km². South Amana is located at 41.7761°N, 91.9674°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52334.

South Amana emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the Iowa plains, a quiet assembly of brick and timber framed by the relentless geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 19.1 miles west of North Liberty, IA (from North Liberty, IA: bearing 276°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-northeast of Williamsburg. The air here holds a distinct, heavy stillness, especially as the late afternoon light flattens the landscape, turning the plowed earth into a dark, rich velvet that seems to absorb the sun. Only a mile away, the Iowa River cuts a slow, muddy path through the silt, its presence marked by a thin, jagged line of cottonwoods and willows that break the monotony of the open vista. While the distant, hazy blue of The Hogback remains a phantom of the far west, the immediate surroundings are defined by the modest, glassy surface of South Amana Pond, which mirrors the vast, cloud-swept sky with a mirror-like clarity that makes the earth feel tethered to the heavens.

South Amana preserves the legacy of its nineteenth-century communal origins, where the architecture of shared labor and German heritage still dictates the scale of the streets. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the soil, shifting from the rigorous, self-sufficient industry of the past toward a contemporary blend of agriculture and small-scale trade that respects the deliberate, unhurried pace of the prairie. Residents move with a sense of communal purpose that mirrors the orderly arrangement of the original village layout, a structure that remains legible despite the encroachment of modern transit. Nearby, the Coralville Recreation Area provides a space where the rigorous work of the fields gives way to the observation of tallgrass and migratory birds, offering a sanctuary where the memory of the land’s original, untamed state lingers just beneath the surface of the manicured rows.

About This South Amana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Amana, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.776118, -91.967401. 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 South Amana includes the ZIP code (52334), telephone area code (712), county seat of Iowa County (Marengo), and school district assignment (Clear Creek-Amana 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.