Wheatland Iowa Map

About Wheatland, Iowa

Wheatland is a locality in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 775. The population density is 521.3 people per km². Wheatland is located at 41.8317°N, 90.8382°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wheatland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52777.

Wheatland emerges from the vast, planar expanse of eastern Iowa where the horizon stretches flat and wide, punctuated only by the vertical geometry of grain silos and the occasional stand of hardwood. It lies 25.2 miles north-northwest of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 17.7 miles northwest of Eldridge. The Yankee Run carves a quiet, unassuming path through the outskirts, its water reflecting the pale, expansive sky that dominates the landscape during the long, golden hours of late afternoon. A mile away, the Syracuse Boat Access offers a stillness that defines the regional character, providing a modest point of interface with the natural drainage of the prairie. The air here carries a clean, dry scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a sensory reminder of the relentless agricultural cycle that dictates the pace of life in this corner of the state.

Wheatland maintains a steady, deliberate existence, rooted in the legacy of settlers who recognized the fertility of this dark, heavy soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, as the broad, tilled fields of corn and soybeans dictate the flow of commerce and the movement of heavy machinery along narrow lanes. While the distant silhouette of Goose Rock remains a mere suggestion on the western horizon, the daily life of the residents is anchored by a quiet, literate civility that honors the heritage of those who first broke the sod. Though Bullhead Lake lies a short distance to the north, the focus of the locality remains firmly on the land itself, where the interplay of shadow and light across the fields provides a daily spectacle of quiet, understated beauty.

About This Wheatland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wheatland, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.831691, -90.838201. 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 Wheatland includes the ZIP code (52777), telephone area code (712), county seat of Clinton County (Clinton), and school district assignment (Calamus-Wheatland 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.