Ventura Iowa Map

About Ventura, Iowa

Ventura is a locality in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 711. The population density is 154.6 people per km². Ventura is located at 43.1263°N, 93.4777°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ventura is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50482, 50428.

Ventura emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of northern Iowa, defined by the quiet passage of Clear Creek as it carves a path through the rich, dark soil. It lies 14.1 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west of Clear Lake. The landscape surrounding Ventura is a vast grid of tilled earth, where the seasonal cycle of corn and soybeans dictates the rhythm of the light and the shifting colors of the fields. To the west, the land rises in subtle swells, and on clear days, the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob rises like a dormant sentinel against the sky. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and turning leaves, and the expanse of the prairie creates a profound sense of scale that renders the human presence small but enduring. Within the boundaries of the local Lynne Lorenzen Park, the grass grows thick and wild, offering a quiet sanctuary where the wind moves through the vegetation with a dry, rhythmic whisper.

Ventura remains anchored by a heritage of agricultural industry that has defined its labor and its growth since the early days of settlement. The economy thrives on the productivity of the surrounding plains, a legacy of the German and Scandinavian settlers who broke the sod and laid the foundations for a life of hard work and unshowy, literate civility. While Deadmans Lake sits ten miles away as a silent, inland feature, the life of the people here is more immediately tied to the steady, predictable output of the grain elevators and the maintenance of the transport routes that link the locality to the wider world. There is a distinct, understated pride in the way Ventura moves through its days, favoring the substance of a long harvest over the fleeting distractions of modern artifice. The collective memory of the place is held in the quiet conversations at the local cafe and the persistent, industrious pulse of a community that understands its place within the vast, fertile geometry of the state.

About This Ventura Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ventura, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.126348, -93.477707. 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 Ventura includes the ZIP code (50482, 50428), telephone area code (515), county seat of Cerro Gordo County (Mason City), and school district assignment (Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 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.