Sutherland Iowa Map

About Sutherland, Iowa

Sutherland is a locality in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 629. The population density is 285.7 people per km². Sutherland is located at 42.9741°N, 95.4975°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sutherland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51058.

Sutherland emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled soil and the seasonal shift from vibrant emerald to the dry, hushed gold of harvest. It lies 21.2 miles west-southwest of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 237°T), and is situated 15.8 miles north of Cherokee. The horizon here remains wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, subtle rise of Pilot Rock and the quiet, winding path of Murray Creek as it carves a slow passage through the loam. During the twilight hours, the sky bruises into deep shades of violet, casting a long, meditative shadow over the soybean fields that stretch toward the horizon. Those seeking the quiet shelter of nature find refuge within the Weale Wildlife Area, where the native grasses sway in a rhythmic, ancient dance against the persistent wind.

Sutherland carries the legacy of its early settlers, whose labor transformed the raw prairie into a productive landscape that remains the primary engine of the local economy. The town maintains a grounded, literate civility, reflecting a heritage built by families who valued both the resilience of the soil and the quiet pursuit of knowledge. Life in Sutherland moves with the deliberate pace of the agricultural calendar, where the hum of machinery and the seasonal cycle of planting and reaping dictate the texture of daily existence. Even in its stillness, the locality holds a certain gravity, a sense of belonging to a land that requires constant attention and provides, in return, a profound, unassuming clarity of purpose.

About This Sutherland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sutherland, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.974144, -95.497506. 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 Sutherland includes the ZIP code (51058), telephone area code (563), county seat of O'Brien County (Primghar), and school district assignment (South O'Brien 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.