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Alleman Iowa Map

Explore Alleman, 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 Alleman, Iowa

How to Use This Alleman, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.819988
Longitude	-93.611607
Population	423
Density	66.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50007
Area Code	515
County Seat	Des Moines
School District	North Polk Community School District

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About Alleman, Iowa

Alleman is a locality in Polk County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 423. The population density is 66.3 people per km². Alleman is located at 41.8200°N, 93.6116°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alleman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50007.

Alleman occupies a quiet expanse of the central Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by anything but the seasonal march of crops. It lies 6.2 miles north of Ankeny, IA (from Ankeny, IA: bearing 357°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-northeast of Polk City. Fourmile Creek traces a narrow, winding path through the local topography, its presence marked by a slight depression in the earth and the deepening of green along its banks. The terrain remains largely flat, a vast checkerboard of soybean and corn fields that catch the golden, heavy light of late afternoon, turning the soil into a rich, dark velvet. While the distant silhouette of Blank Ridge might occasionally sharpen against a clear winter sky, the immediate landscape is defined by the steady, unshowy labor of the earth and the silence that gathers between the rows when the wind dies down at dusk.

History in Alleman persists not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of agricultural life and the quiet dignity of places like Lincoln Cemetery, which sits as a somber, well-tended anchor on the periphery of the fields. The economy remains rooted in the productivity of the soil, a legacy carried forward by generations who have navigated the cycles of planting and harvest with a pragmatic, literate civility. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the more hurried tempo of the state’s urban centers, yet connected to a broader tradition of rural resilience. Even the distant, tranquil surface of Faith Pond, miles away, seems to mirror the stillness that settles over the local houses once the machinery of the day has been put to rest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Heart of Iowa Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 001° N
Four Mile Creek Greenbelt (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 163° S
Otter Creek Golf Course (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 152° SE
High Trestle Trail (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 222° SW
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 229° SW
Polk City Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 229° SW
Eric Jacobs Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 182° S
Big Creek State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 261° W
Big Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 277° W
Ankeny Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 177° S
Kids Create (Arts Centre) — 6.2 mi, 237° SW
Shelly Dunham Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 160° S
Big Creek Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 238° SW
Saylorville Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 224° SW
Wooden carved bear (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 180° S
Margo Frankel Woods State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 181° S
Madrid Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 290° W
Giant Sky Wheel (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 153° SE
Speedway Racers (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 153° SE
Shakin' Bacon (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 154° SE
American Puppet Theater (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 154° SE
G-Force (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 153° SE
Sheriff Sam's Saloon Show (Theatre) — 13.0 mi, 154° SE
Flix Brewhouse (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 200° S
Brunnier Art Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 355° N
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 360° N
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.6 mi, 350° N
Halls of Law and Flame (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 169° S
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 134° SE · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 137° SE · 12k acres

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