Sperry Iowa Map
Explore Sperry, Iowa, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Sperry, Iowa
| City | Sperry |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Des Moines County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.95698 |
| Longitude | -91.156536 |
| Population | 124 |
| Density | 21.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 52650 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | Burlington |
| School District | Mediapolis Community School District |
About Sperry, Iowa
Sperry is a locality in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 124. The population density is 21.4 people per km². Sperry is located at 40.9570°N, 91.1565°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52650.Sperry anchors itself amidst an expanse of horizon-stretching farmland where the sky assumes a vast, pale authority over the tilled earth. It lies 10.6 miles north-northwest of Burlington, IA (from Burlington, IA: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of West Burlington. The landscape around Sperry unfolds in rhythmic swells of soybean and corn, a geometry of agriculture that dictates the pace of the seasons. Knotty Creek carves a quiet, wooded path just a mile away, its presence marked by the deepening of shadows and the rustle of riparian growth that interrupts the relentless grid of the fields. During the blue hour, the air cools with a sudden, sharp clarity, carrying the scent of turned soil and the distant, metallic stillness of machinery cooling in the sheds.
History here is written in the steady, pragmatic endurance of those who settled the prairie, leaving a legacy of unshowy, literate civility that persists in the quietude of the local streets. The economy remains tied to the cycles of the harvest, a labor that keeps the focus fixed on the immediate and the tangible. Residents find respite in the nearby Big Hollow Creek Rec. Area, a space that preserves the wilder, uncultivated character of the region against the encroaching uniformity of the crops. While the distant Gittings Mound remains a faint suggestion of topography on the far edge of sight, life in Sperry finds its true measure in the slow, deliberate turn of the year and the unwavering consistency of the land.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Big Hollow Creek Rec. Area (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 263° W
- Chautauqua Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 019° N
- Zion School Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 237° SW
- Hickory Bend (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 230° SW
- Hoover Nature Trail Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 161° S
- Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 149° SE
- Starr's Cave State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 176° S
- Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 127° SE
- Mississippi River - Drew Chute (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 137° SE
- Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 110° E
- Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 333° NW
- Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 9.1 mi, 123° SE
- Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 186° S
- Little Theater (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 185° S
- Art Gallery (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 185° S
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 020° N · 24k acres
- Garrett-Phelps House Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 165° S
- Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 165° S
- Snake Alley (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 165° S
- Fire Bell (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 165° S
- Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 332° NW
- Delabar State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 091° E
- Dover Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 261° W
- Geode State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 235° SW
- Ellison Creek Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 14.6 mi, 149° SE
- Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 272° W
- CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 200° S
- ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 200° S
- Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 24.2 mi, 122° SE
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 33.0 mi, 011° N
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About This Sperry Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sperry, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.95698, -91.156536. 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 Sperry includes the ZIP code (52650), telephone area code (712), county seat of Des Moines County (Burlington), and school district assignment (Mediapolis 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
