Templeton Iowa Map

About Templeton, Iowa

Templeton is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 352. The population density is 301.3 people per km². Templeton is located at 41.9183°N, 94.9428°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Templeton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51463.

Templeton occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the relentless, geometric order of corn and soybean fields. It lies 10.9 miles south-southwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 201°T), and is situated 13.8 miles north of Audubon. The land here rises and falls in long, muscular swells that catch the golden light of late afternoon, casting shadows that lengthen across the dark, fertile soil. Only a mile away, the East Nishnabotna River carves a narrow, winding path through the silt, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of native hardwoods. During the heat of midsummer, the air grows heavy and still, carrying the faint, dry scent of ripening grain and the distant promise of a cooling shift in the wind that often drifts in from the direction of Willow Creek Park.

Templeton carries the quiet weight of its German heritage, a history reflected in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate pace of its agricultural economy. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the seasons, shifting from the frantic machinery of harvest to the profound, snow-muffled silence of winter. Residents often look toward the subtle rise of Mount Moses on the horizon, a landmark that provides a steady reference point against the vast, open sky. While the pace is measured, the local character is defined by a deep, understated literacy and a persistent connection to the earth, grounded in a landscape where the primary concerns remain the weather, the crop cycles, and the preservation of a way of life that values consistency over spectacle.

About This Templeton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Templeton, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.918319, -94.942766. 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 Templeton includes the ZIP code (51463), telephone area code (563), county seat of Carroll County (Carroll), and school district assignment (Carroll 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.