Swan Iowa Map

About Swan, Iowa

Swan is a locality in Marion County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 47.6 people per km². Swan is located at 41.4653°N, 93.3113°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Swan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50252.

Swan emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of Iowa as a modest collection of residences shaped by the patient, seasonal cycles of the surrounding grain fields. It lies 13.6 miles southeast of Pleasant Hill, IA (from Pleasant Hill, IA: bearing 127°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-southeast of Carlisle. Sugar Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its banks providing a cool corridor of shade that contrasts with the vast, sun-drenched stretches of corn and soybeans. Beyond the immediate periphery, the land remains largely open, characterized by a horizon that seems to pull the sky down until the clouds feel heavy and close. The stillness of the afternoon is often punctuated by the soft rustle of wind through native grasses, a sound that persists even as the light turns a deep, bruised gold over Thomas Lake nearby.

Swan reflects a history tied closely to the cultivation of the soil and the methodical labor of those who settled this prairie interior. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of the harvest, supported by the quiet stewardship of the land found within the expansive Red Rock Wildlife Management Area. Daily life here moves with an unpretentious grace, favoring the steady work of the seasons over the haste of larger centers. There is a distinct, quiet dignity in the way the architecture of the place mirrors the straightforward, industrious character of its inhabitants, who maintain a connection to the geography that is as functional as it is enduring.

About This Swan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Swan, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.465269, -93.31132. 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 Swan includes the ZIP code (50252), telephone area code (515), county seat of Marion County (Knoxville), and school district assignment (Pleasantville 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.