Akron Indiana Map
Explore Akron, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Akron, Indiana
How to Use This Akron, Indiana Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Akron, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Akron.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Akron |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Fulton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 41.038377 |
| Longitude | -86.02805 |
| Population | 1,125 |
| Density | 946.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 46910 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| County Seat | Rochester |
| School District | Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation |
About Akron, Indiana
Akron is a locality in Fulton County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,125. The population density is 946.3 people per km². Akron is located at 41.0384°N, 86.0280°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Akron is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46910.Akron manifests as a quiet intersection of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a broad, shifting sky. It lies 16.5 miles south-southwest of Warsaw, IN (from Warsaw, IN: bearing 213°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east of Rochester. The landscape surrounding Akron is a mosaic of disciplined woodlots and expansive fields, defined by the slow, deliberate drainage of Curtis Ditch, which cuts a narrow path through the soil nearby. A mile away, the stillness of Town Lake offers a reflective surface for the changing colors of the seasons, while the distant, hazy silhouette of The Hogback reminds the traveler of the greater geological shifts far to the horizon. Within the immediate perimeter, the greenery of Akron Park provides a central point of repose, where the quality of light at dusk seems to linger longer, casting long, amber shadows across the grass.
Agriculture serves as the persistent pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the movement of machinery and the labor of the day across the surrounding plains. The history of Akron is written in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of its buildings, which speak of a founding ethos rooted in industry and the persistence of the agrarian way of life. Life in Akron maintains a steady, internal clock, indifferent to the frantic pace of the wider world, favoring instead the small, reliable connections made over counters and fence lines. This place holds a particular, unadorned beauty, especially when the morning mist rises from the low ground, blurring the edges of the fields and grounding the spirit in the uncomplicated reality of the earth.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Akron Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 049° NE
- Bob Kern Wetlands Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 266° W
- Manitou (Lake) Islands Wetland Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 264° W
- Lake Manitou Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 276° W
- Lakeview Park (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 280° W
- Mentone Egg (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 358° N
- Menominee Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 297° NW
- The Firehouse (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 101° E
- North Manchester Center of History (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 101° E
- Happy Trees Studio (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 034° NE
- M3 Light Tank (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 033° NE
- 911 Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 033° NE
- Bixler Memorial (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 033° NE
- The Student (Public Artwork) — 16.9 mi, 039° NE
- Lucerne Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 033° NE
- Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.5 mi, 038° NE
- Wabash Bicentennial (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 149° SE
- International Circus Hall of Fame (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 179° S
- Tippecanoe River State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 280° W
- Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 57.8 mi, 314° NW · 11k acres
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About This Akron Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Akron, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.038377, -86.02805. 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 Akron includes the ZIP code (46910), telephone area code (574), county seat of Fulton County (Rochester), and school district assignment (Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
