Linden Wisconsin Map

About Linden, Wisconsin

Linden is a locality in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 504. The population density is 249.5 people per km². Linden is located at 42.9178°N, 90.2735°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Linden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53553.

Linden reveals itself through the quiet, unglaciated geometry of the Driftless region, where the earth refuses to flatten into the monotony of the plains. It lies 10.2 miles west of Iowa, WI (from Iowa, WI: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-southwest of Dodgeville. Peddler Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone-heavy soil, its waters reflecting a sky that seems wider and more watchful here than in the crowded centers of commerce. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the steady silhouette of Sunny Ridge, a boundary that keeps the world at a manageable scale. The light at dusk settles over the fields with a deliberate, bruised violet hue, catching the edges of the barns and the long, sloping grasses that lead toward the Barreltown Grassland And Stream Conservation Area - Swgsca, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and coming winter.

Linden emerged from the hard necessity of the lead-mining era, a time when the ground was hollowed out by men seeking fortune in the dark veins beneath the surface. Today, the economy leans into the patient rhythms of dairy and agriculture, a life tied to the cycle of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the clock. A few miles to the west, the stillness of Ludden Lake offers a mirror to the surrounding woods, a place where the history of the land is measured in the slow growth of timber and the deepening of Foreman Hollow. The people here carry the quiet resilience of those who have stayed put, finding a particular satisfaction in the steady persistence of a Friday evening supper club, where the clatter of silver and the warmth of a shared meal provide a sturdy buffer against the vast, open silence of the countryside.

About This Linden Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Linden, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42.917773, -90.273458. 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 Linden includes the ZIP code (53553), telephone area code (715), county seat of Iowa County (Dodgeville), and school district assignment (Iowa-Grant 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.