West Point Iowa Map

About West Point, Iowa

West Point is a locality in Lee County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 921. The population density is 559.1 people per km². West Point is located at 40.7167°N, 91.4502°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52656.

West Point occupies a quiet plateau of fertile earth where the horizon stretches into an infinite grid of corn and soybean rows. It lies 9.3 miles northwest of Fort Madison, IA (from Fort Madison, IA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 18.7 miles west-southwest of Burlington. The landscape around West Point remains defined by the patient labor of the plow, as expansive fields of tilled loam meet the sky in a clean, sharp line. Moisture gathers in the low swales near Pollmiller Park, where the air holds a heavy, sweet scent of damp soil and drying stalks during the late summer months. A mile away, the quiet currents of Pitman Creek carve through the terrain, while the still, dark water of Pollmiller Park Lake reflects the changing light of an expansive, unshielded sky.

German heritage remains etched into the architecture and the disciplined, steady pace of life in West Point, mirroring the resolve of those who first broke this prairie sod. The local economy stays anchored to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, manifesting in a modest, industrious commerce that values utility over ornament. Residents often spend their leisure hours walking the Pollmiller Park Trail, finding a reprieve from the heat under the shade of mature trees before the day fades into a deep, velvety blue. Far to the south, the distant profile of Bryan Hill marks a shift in the topography, yet the immediate character of the land remains defined by this steady, agrarian patience that persists through the changing seasons.

About This West Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Point, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.716704, -91.450154. 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 West Point includes the ZIP code (52656), telephone area code (712), county seat of Lee County (Keokuk), and school district assignment (Fort Madison 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.