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Barnum Iowa Map

Explore Barnum, 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 Barnum, Iowa

How to Use This Barnum, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.508584
Longitude	-94.365247
Population	175
Density	180.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50518
Area Code	319
County Seat	Fort Dodge
School District	Manson Northwest Webster Community School District

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About Barnum, Iowa

Barnum is a locality in Webster County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 180.7 people per km². Barnum is located at 42.5086°N, 94.3652°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Barnum is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50518.

Barnum emerges from the expanse of the Iowa prairie as a quiet congregation of structures defined by the persistent, winding presence of the South Branch Lizard Creek. It lies 10.1 miles west of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 16.5 miles south-southwest of Humboldt. The landscape surrounding Barnum is characterized by a vast, rhythmic geometry of tilled fields, where the dark, fertile soil yields to the changing light of the seasons with a somber, steady grace. At dusk, the horizon flattens into a thin, violet line, and the air carries the dry, clean scent of harvested stalks that seem to stretch toward the distant, unseen undulations of the Loess Hills. While the terrain remains largely open and industrious, the nearby Lentsch Access provides a rare, shaded refuge of quiet brush and timber, offering a momentary reprieve from the relentless geometry of the surrounding agriculture.

Barnum functions as a small, deliberate node within a regional economy anchored by the cyclical demands of soybean and corn production, a heritage deeply rooted in the persistence of early settlers who broke this stubborn ground. The local pace is governed by the heavy machinery of the harvest and the unshowy, pragmatic civility of those who have long managed these acres, maintaining a life that values utility over ornament. Though the larger world feels distant, the reach of the region extends toward the Fort Dodge Nature Trail for those seeking a more measured connection to the land, or to the still waters of Badger Lake for a quiet afternoon. Life in Barnum is marked by this steady, quiet continuity, a place where the history of the soil is written in the seasonal turning of the earth and the enduring, modest work of the people who reside there.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lentsch Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 028° NE
Cunningham Access (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 064° NE
Calhoun Wildlife Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 278° W
Meier Memorial Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 298° NW
Lizard Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 115° SE
Moorland Pond (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 135° SE
Lizard Creek Acquisition (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 088° E
Freedom Rock (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 094° E
Blanden Memorial Art Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 092° E
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 089° E
Harlan Rogers Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 072° E
Curious Kids' Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 092° E
Kalsow Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 292° W
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 264° W
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 166° S
Dolliver Memorial State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 121° SE
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 117° SE
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 121° SE
Humboldt County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 031° NE
Poduska Farm (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 326° NW
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 229° SW
Eagle Grove War Memorial (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 065° NE
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 139° SE
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 181° S
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 181° S
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 34.8 mi, 141° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.6 mi, 021° N · 12k acres
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 247° SW
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 40.0 mi, 220° SW
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 43.9 mi, 282° W

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