Waukon Iowa Map

About Waukon, Iowa

Waukon is a locality in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,827. The population density is 521.0 people per km². Waukon is located at 43.2694°N, 91.4757°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waukon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52172.

Waukon emerges from the high, broad plateaus of northeastern Iowa, defined by a landscape that tilts toward the horizon in endless, rhythmic waves of tilled soil. It lies 32.6 miles west of Crawford, WI (from Crawford, WI: bearing 273°T), and is situated 15.8 miles east of Decorah. The earth here is heavy and dark, a foundation for the vast geometry of corn and soybean fields that define the regional character. To the east, the elevation shifts, rising toward the firm silhouette of Lansing Ridge, while the quiet progress of Paint Creek carves a path through the limestone-heavy terrain just a mile from the center. A mile in the opposite direction, the quiet expanse of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary of timber and grass, grounding the atmosphere in a persistent, earthy stillness. When the low sun of late autumn strikes the fields, the stubble catches a sharp, metallic gold light, momentarily turning the utilitarian expanse into a field of burnished copper.

Waukon maintains a steady, industrious pace, reflecting the heritage of those who first broke this sod with a sense of deliberate, unshowy purpose. The local economy remains anchored to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, manifesting in the heavy machinery that navigates the main thoroughfares and the persistent exchange of agricultural commodities. Beyond the immediate fields, the influence of early settlers from Northern Europe lingers in the architecture and the reserved, literate civility of its inhabitants. Though the nearest water is found at Paint Creek or the more distant Walden Pond, the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the seasons of the soil rather than the flow of any tide. It is a place where the work of the day is measured by the clarity of the air and the weight of the harvest, creating a life that is as pragmatic as the frost-hardened ground beneath it.

About This Waukon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waukon, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.269421, -91.475695. 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 Waukon includes the ZIP code (52172), telephone area code (712), county seat of Allamakee County (Waukon), and school district assignment (Allamakee 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.