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Carson Iowa Map

Explore Carson, 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 Carson, Iowa

How to Use This Carson, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.236661
Longitude	-95.418056
Population	766
Density	452.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51525
Area Code	641
County Seat	Council Bluffs
School District	Riverside Community School District

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About Carson, Iowa

Carson is a locality in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 766. The population density is 452.9 people per km². Carson is located at 41.2367°N, 95.4181°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Carson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51525.

Carson stretches across the fertile, undulating plains of southwestern Iowa, defined by the quiet persistence of the West Nishnabotna River as it carves a slow path through the loess-mantled earth. It lies 23.1 miles east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 94°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north-northwest of Red Oak. The landscape here unfolds in vast, rhythmic swells of tilled soil, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, allowing the bruised purples and golds of a prairie sunset to linger long after the machinery has gone silent in the fields. Sunlight catches the dust rising from the furrows, casting a pale, amber glow over the rows of corn and soybeans that define the physical boundaries of the horizon. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain rises into the distinct, wind-blown ridges of the Loess Hills, standing as silent sentinels that frame the agricultural grid.

Carson carries the legacy of mid-nineteenth-century settlement, born from the ambition of pioneers who saw potential in the deep, dark loam and the proximity to reliable water. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons, with the grain elevator serving as a vertical landmark that signals the town’s enduring commitment to the land. Residents often find respite a short distance away at Old Town Park, a green space that offers a pause from the relentless productivity of the surrounding farms, or they might travel toward the cooling influence of Cold Springs when the summer heat settles heavily over the plains. There is a distinct, unshowy civility in the way the morning light hits the modest brick storefronts, reflecting a cultural heritage built by those who valued hard work and a quiet, literate connection to the soil they cultivated.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Old Town Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 209° SW
Nishna Heritage Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 012° N
Farm Creek Public Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 101° E
Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 188° S
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 9.9 mi, 268° W
Word of Honor (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 268° W
Botna Bend Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 013° N
Wabash Trace Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 227° SW
Cass County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 091° E
Indian Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 16.0 mi, 069° E
Montgomery County Historical Center (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 145° SE
Great Plains Wing Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 275° W
The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 149° SE
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 226° SW
Mormon Battalion Marker (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 268° W
Grand Encampment Marker (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 268° W
Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 231° SW
Lake Manawa State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 264° W
Gifford Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.4 mi, 259° W
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 274° W
Squirrel Nest (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 274° W
Mile Hill Lake (Viewpoint) — 23.1 mi, 236° SW
Council Bluffs Riverfront (State Recreation Area) — 24.1 mi, 278° W
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 24.1 mi, 137° SE
Trading Post Site (Historic Ruins) — 25.0 mi, 259° W
Ship Propellers (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 276° W
Ship Guns (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 276° W
Viking Lake State Park (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 133° SE
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.2 mi, 295° NW · 7,936 acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 302° NW · 16k acres

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