Akron Iowa Map
Explore Akron, Iowa, 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, Iowa
How to Use This Akron, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Akron, Iowa. 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 Iowa 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 | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Plymouth County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.828882 |
| Longitude | -96.559477 |
| Population | 1,558 |
| Density | 488.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 51001 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| County Seat | Le Mars |
| School District | Akron-Westfield Community School District |
About Akron, Iowa
Akron is a locality in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,558. The population density is 488.3 people per km². Akron is located at 42.8289°N, 96.5595°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Akron is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51001.Akron rises from the fertile, tilled expanse where the horizon is defined by the persistent, rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 20.1 miles west of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east of Vermillion. The Big Sioux River traces a fluid, dark boundary against the landscape, its currents carving a path through the rich, silty earth that anchors the region. To the west, the Loess Hills swell in soft, golden undulations, their ridges catching the low, amber slant of the afternoon sun. Only a mile away, the quiet woodlands of Willow Run offer a refuge of native grasses and timber, while the still, reflective surface of Lake Nixon provides a brief, glassy interruption to the otherwise endless continuity of the plains.
Akron maintains a steady, industrious pulse, deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions brought by the Scandinavian and German settlers who first broke this prairie sod. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the quiet, unshowy civility of daily life. Even as the modern world shifts, the community retains a sturdy, literate character, one that values the tangible output of labor and the preservation of its modest, solid architecture. Visitors looking toward the far distance might catch a faint, hazy silhouette of Volcano Hill, a solitary reminder of the geological depth that underlies this singular, landlocked stretch of the American Midwest.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Willow Run (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 018° N
- Big Sioux County Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 025° NE
- Silver Maple Primitive Area (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 227° SW
- Boyd's Bend (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 019° N
- Doorenbos-Ford Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 016° N
- Millsite Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 218° SW
- Deer Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 161° S
- Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 mi, 185° S
- Union County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 215° SW
- Calliope Village (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 016° N
- Dick and Gertrude Havelaar (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 300° NW
- Ponca State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 215° SW
- Towers of Time (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 205° SW
- Oscar Howe Gallery (Gallery) — 18.7 mi, 261° W
- Coyote Theatre (Cinema) — 19.2 mi, 260° W
- Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.4 mi, 167° S
- Austin-Whittemore House Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 260° W
- Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 233° SW
- Plymouth County Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 098° E
- Le Mars Community Theatre (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 097° E
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About This Akron Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Akron, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.828882, -96.559477. 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 (51001), telephone area code (563), county seat of Plymouth County (Le Mars), and school district assignment (Akron-Westfield Community School District).
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. |
