Udell Iowa Map

About Udell, Iowa

Udell is a locality in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 13. The population density is 40.0 people per km². Udell is located at 40.7808°N, 92.7421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52593.

Udell sits in a quiet pocket of Appanoose County, where the land gently rolls and swells, a soft green quilt stitched with the darker threads of timber stands. It lies 23.9 miles south-west of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 226°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-north-east of Centerville. The air here, particularly after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the senses. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch towards horizons that seem to go on forever, their stalks a rustling chorus in the slightest breeze. The sky above Udell is a generous canvas, often painted with dramatic clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the undulating terrain, lending a sense of depth and constant, subtle change to the landscape. The history of Udell is tied to the agricultural heartland of Iowa, a place where the land itself has dictated the pace of life and the shape of its economy for generations. While the days of large-scale coal mining that once characterized parts of Appanoose County have largely faded, the spirit of perseverance remains, evident in the farms that continue to work this fertile soil. Local businesses, small but resilient, serve the needs of the surrounding countryside, their doors opening early to greet the day and their proprietors knowing most faces by name. There’s a quiet dignity to Udell, a sense that its story is still being written, one season at a time, by the hardworking people who call it home.

About This Udell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Udell, Iowa — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.780849, -92.742138. 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 Udell and Appanoose County.

Detailed location data for Udell includes the ZIP code (52593), telephone area code (712), county seat of Appanoose County (Centerville), and school district assignment (Moulton-Udell 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 Udell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.