Explore Argo, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Argo, 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 Argo.
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 | Argo |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Scott County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.625866 |
| Longitude | -90.432632 |
| Population | 44 |
| Density | 37.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 52753 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | Davenport |
| School District | Pleasant Valley Community School District |
Argo occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 8.2 miles north-northeast of Bettendorf, IA (from Bettendorf, IA: bearing 31°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northeast of Moline. McCarty Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed with wild grasses that lean into the current with every passing breeze. The land here is defined by its deep, dark soil, meticulously worked into vast, geometric patterns of corn and soybeans that shift in color from the bright, tender green of spring to the muted, harvest gold of autumn. Three miles to the north, the Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tallgrass and timber, providing a rare stillness where the wind carries only the rustle of dry leaves and the distant, rhythmic call of field birds.
Argo maintains a legacy rooted in the quiet industriousness of early settlers who recognized the fertility of this inland basin as a foundation for a stable, agrarian life. The local economy persists in a steady alignment with the seasonal cycles of the soil, favoring the deliberate pace of those who understand that prosperity is measured by the quality of the crop and the endurance of the community. While the distant silhouette of the Army Ridge Bluffs marks the far edge of the world, the people of Argo focus their attention on the immediate, tangible tasks of the day, valuing an unshowy, literate civility that honors their ancestors’ work. Life here feels anchored by the permanence of the earth, an existence where the changing light at dusk casts long, elegant shadows across the furrows, reminding those who dwell here of the simple, enduring beauty found in a landscape that asks for nothing more than patience and care.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Argo, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.625866, -90.432632. 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 Argo includes the ZIP code (52753), telephone area code (712), county seat of Scott County (Davenport), and school district assignment (Pleasant Valley 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. |