Explore Dunkirk, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dunkirk, 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 Dunkirk.
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 | Dunkirk |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Cass County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.374326 |
| Longitude | -85.208209 |
| Population | 2,164 |
| Density | 711.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 46947, 47336 |
| Area Code | 574, 317 |
| County Seat | Logansport |
| School District | Jay School Corporation |
Dunkirk endures as a quiet expanse of flat, productive earth where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 1.9 miles west of Logansport, IN (from Logansport, IN: bearing 274°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west of Wells. The Wabash River winds through the periphery of the landscape, its slow, deliberate current shaping the low-lying terrain that characterizes this inland stretch of the Midwest. Beyond the immediate fields and woodlots, the land remains largely level, though the distant elevation of The Hogback occasionally catches the light during the clear, sharp mornings of autumn. Residents often gather at Memorial Park, where the open green space provides a sense of repose just a short distance from the primary thoroughfares. The atmosphere holds a particular clarity at dusk, when the long shadows of silos and grain elevators lengthen across the soil, turning the atmosphere a soft, bruised purple that deepens as the heat of the day recedes into the cooling grass.
Dunkirk maintains a character forged by the steady persistence of its industrial heritage, defined for generations by the specialized labor of glass manufacturing that once anchored the regional economy. The rhythm of life here remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons and the enduring presence of the surrounding agricultural mosaic. While the clamor of past industry has softened, the legacy of that craft remains present in the architectural bones of the grid, where sturdy brick facades stand as quiet observers of the changing decades. Far from the reach of any great body of water, the pace here is dictated by the turning of the earth and the reliable, measured habits of those who call Dunkirk home. Life proceeds with a deliberate focus on the local, where the simple architecture of a gymnasium or a central square serves as the true gravity for a populace that values the steady, grounded nature of their inland geography.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dunkirk, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.374326, -85.208209. 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 Dunkirk includes the ZIP code (46947, 47336), telephone area code (574, 317), county seat of Cass County (Logansport), and school district assignment (Jay 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. |