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Albia Iowa Map

Explore Albia, 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 Albia, Iowa

How to Use This Albia, Iowa Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Albia, 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 Albia.

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	Albia
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Monroe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.026675
Longitude	-92.805751
Population	3,721
Density	444.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52531
Area Code	712
County Seat	Albia
School District	Albia Community School District

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About Albia, Iowa

Albia is a locality in Monroe County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,721. The population density is 444.5 people per km². Albia is located at 41.0267°N, 92.8058°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Albia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52531.

Albia holds its ground amidst the vast, undulating swells of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 20.4 miles south-southwest of Oskaloosa, IA (from Oskaloosa, IA: bearing 204°T), and is situated 20.6 miles west of Ottumwa. The landscape surrounding Albia is defined by the rhythmic geometry of tilled fields, where the dark, fertile soil yields orderly rows of corn and soybeans that shift from vibrant green to a brittle, dusty gold as the seasons turn. To the east, the landscape softens into the quiet banks of Little Avery Creek, while a short distance away, the still waters of Maxon Reservoir reflect the expansive, cloud-dappled sky. The air here carries the faint, metallic scent of damp earth and coming weather, a reminder that the land is never truly still but is always engaged in a slow, tectonic conversation with the wind.

Albia centers its communal life around the Albia Square, a layout that preserves the architectural ambition of an earlier era with its brick facades and traditional storefronts. This space functions as the gravity for the local economy, which has evolved from the coal mining heritage that once powered the region into a modern pursuit of agriculture and small-scale commerce. While the deep, timbered reaches of the Stephens State Forest - Thousand Acre Unit remain sixteen miles away, the spirit of the woods persists in the local preference for durable, functional craft. Life here moves with a measured, deliberate pace, where the inhabitants recognize that the true utility of the region lies not in rapid transformation, but in the persistent, quiet cultivation of the soil and the maintenance of a social order that values the steady hand over the frantic gesture.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Monroe County Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 349° N
Albia Square (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 268° W
Albia City Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 007° N
Monroe County Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 009° N
Cottonwood Pits Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 166° S
Miami Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 338° N
Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 186° S
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 260° W
Rathbun Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.0 mi, 204° SW
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.0 mi, 200° S
Honey Creek Resort (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 214° SW
Bluff Creek OHV Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 013° N
Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.4 mi, 161° S
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 220° SW
Gone West Memorial (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 106° E
Curtis King (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 072° E
Airpower Museum Library (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 099° E
Mahaska Care Facility Memorial (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 007° N
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 023° NE
Iowa Heartland History Connection (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 091° E
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 190° S
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 190° S
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 205° SW
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 26.5 mi, 347° N
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 348° N
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 26.9 mi, 346° N
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 38.2 mi, 357° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.4 mi, 326° NW · 12k acres
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 45.6 mi, 301° NW
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 46.0 mi, 301° NW

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