St. Joseph Iowa Map

About St. Joseph, Iowa

St. Joseph is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 73. The population density is 35.0 people per km². St. Joseph is located at 42.9133°N, 94.2272°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50519.

St. Joseph, Iowa, exhales the quietude of the prairie, a place where the horizon stretches like an unwritten page. It lies 54.4 miles west-south-west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 253°T), and is situated 10.8 miles south of Algona. The land here is a gentle swell, a soft topography that rises and falls with the patient grace of a slumbering giant. Fields of corn and soybeans, a patchwork of emerald and gold, march in ordered rows towards the distant, hazy blue of the sky, their edges softened by the endless expanse. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across these cultivated plains with a buttery luminescence, catching the dust motes dancing in the still air and imbuing the very atmosphere with a serene, golden hue. The air itself carries the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil and ripening grain, a scent that speaks of honest labor and the cyclical rhythm of the land. The history of St. Joseph is whispered in the rustle of prairie grasses and the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots. For generations, this corner of Kossuth County has been shaped by the farmer's plow, a testament to the rich soil that yields its bounty year after year. The local economy, deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, thrives on the robust production of corn and soybeans, the very lifeblood of the region. While grand monuments are absent, the sturdy, well-maintained farmhouses and the quiet hum of activity at the local grain elevator serve as subtle landmarks, each a narrative of resilience and continuity. The pace of life in St. Joseph is dictated not by the frantic ticking of clocks, but by the turning of the seasons and the steady pulse of the agrarian calendar, a gentle, unhurried existence where community ties run as deep as the fertile earth.

About This St. Joseph Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Joseph, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.913303, -94.227185. 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 St. Joseph and Kossuth County.

Detailed location data for St. Joseph includes the ZIP code (50519), telephone area code (319), county seat of Kossuth County (Algona), and school district assignment (Algona 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 St. Joseph is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.