Whittemore Iowa Map

About Whittemore, Iowa

Whittemore is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 497. The population density is 472.6 people per km². Whittemore is located at 43.0619°N, 94.4269°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Whittemore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50598.

Whittemore emerges from the vast, flat expanse of north-central Iowa as a quiet intersection of sky and soil, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Lotts Creek as it carves a shallow path through the black earth. It lies 36.6 miles east of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 98°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Algona. The landscape around Whittemore is a rhythmic grid of corn and soybean fields that stretch toward the horizon, where the light at dusk flattens into a pale, bruised violet that seems to hold the silence of the prairie. A mile away, the quiet canopy of Siems Park provides a small, wooded sanctuary from the unrelenting geometry of the tilled fields, offering a contrast of shade to the open, sun-drenched plains that define the regional character.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of the local economy, anchoring the daily lives of those who watch the seasons turn across the rich, dark loam. The history of Whittemore reflects the broader settlement patterns of the region, where early arrivals established a firm, reliable footing in the fertile ground to build a life centered on harvest and industry. Though the nearest water of any scale is Oak Lake, thirteen miles distant, the people here maintain a grounded, literate civility, finding a sense of belonging in the predictable rotation of the crops and the unadorned utility of the prairie architecture. Life in Whittemore moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, an existence marked by the smell of drying corn husks in autumn and the sharp, clear stillness of winter mornings.

About This Whittemore Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whittemore, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.061912, -94.426916. 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 Whittemore includes the ZIP code (50598), telephone area code (319), county seat of Kossuth County (Algona), and school district assignment (Algona 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.