Sully Iowa Map

About Sully, Iowa

Sully is a locality in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 881. The population density is 584.5 people per km². Sully is located at 41.5783°N, 92.8449°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sully is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50251.

Sully emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled fields that stretch until they dissolve into the pale haze of the horizon. It lies 12.3 miles north-northeast of Pella, IA (from Pella, IA: bearing 17°T), and is situated 13.4 miles southeast of Newton. The soil here is dark and heavy, a deep, fertile loam that dictates the rhythm of the seasons, turning from the sharp, frozen silence of winter to the verdant, emerald urgency of spring. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Buckley Creek carve a thin, winding vein through the landscape, offering a cool respite where the land dips into shadowed gullies. Three miles to the east, the Wagaman Mill-Skunk River Access provides a quiet threshold to the wilder reaches of the region, where the light at dusk catches the tall grasses, turning the entire plain into a shimmering, gilded sea of grain.

Sully remains anchored to the industry of the earth, its economy a direct reflection of the cycles of corn and soybean harvests that have sustained the region for generations. The legacy of those who settled this prairie is evident in the unshowy, sturdy architecture of the main thoroughfares and the industrious spirit that hums beneath the surface of daily life. While the quietude of the plains might seem absolute, a sense of deep, literate civility persists in the way neighbors gather and the deliberate pace at which the day unfolds. Though the expansive blue sky rarely offers the distraction of distant peaks, the proximity of Rock Creek Lake, eleven miles away, serves as a common destination for those seeking the stillness of water. Life in Sully is measured not by the passage of crowds, but by the steady, reliable turn of the seasons and the enduring strength of a landscape that demands both labor and respect.

About This Sully Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sully, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.578329, -92.844916. 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 Sully includes the ZIP code (50251), telephone area code (515), county seat of Jasper County (Newton), and school district assignment (Lynnville-Sully 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.