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Chelsea Iowa Map

Explore Chelsea, 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 Chelsea, Iowa

How to Use This Chelsea, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.919162
Longitude	-92.394632
Population	229
Density	87.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52215
Area Code	712
County Seat	Toledo
School District	South Tama County Community School District

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About Chelsea, Iowa

Chelsea is a locality in Tama County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 87.3 people per km². Chelsea is located at 41.9192°N, 92.3946°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chelsea is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52215.

Chelsea exists as a quiet confluence of grid-lined streets and expansive, tilled earth where the horizon is defined by the steady, rhythmic rise and fall of the Iowa plains. It lies 27.9 miles east-southeast of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 109°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-southeast of Tama. Otter Creek traces a wandering path through the periphery, its waters cutting a persistent, shaded channel through the dense local vegetation and providing a cool, dark contrast to the sun-bleached expanse of the surrounding fields. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, and in the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, bruised gold that catches the edges of the Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area, casting long, lean shadows across the tall grasses. While the distant silhouette of The Hogback remains a phantom on the horizon, thirty-two miles removed, the immediate landscape feels complete in its commitment to the open, working prairie.

Chelsea maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by an economy that remains deeply tethered to the productivity of the surrounding dark, loamy soil. The legacy of those who arrived with Scandinavian and German roots still echoes in the sturdy architecture and the pragmatic, unshowy civility of the residents who tend to the soybeans and corn. Local life often turns toward the stillness of Rainbow Lake, where the water serves as a reflective pause in the day’s labor, mirroring the expansive sky above. There is a quiet, literate endurance in the way the local rhythm aligns with the seasons, moving from the urgency of the harvest to the long, contemplative winters that define this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 211° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.3 mi, 196° S · 24k acres
Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 330° NW
Iowa River Natural Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 271° W
Longpoint Landing (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 289° W
Belle Plaine Area Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 104° E
Columbia Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 267° W
Randolph Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 120° SE
Otter Creek Lake and Park (Local Park) — 10.4 mi, 324° NW
Iowa County Historical Society (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 116° SE
Grinnell Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 235° SW
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 232° SW
Union Grove State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 311° NW
South Amana Barn Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 114° SE
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 24.7 mi, 234° SW
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 25.0 mi, 234° SW
Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 242° SW
Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 27.3 mi, 284° W
In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 083° E
Michele Maring Miller Art Gallery (Gallery) — 28.2 mi, 107° E
Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 31.0 mi, 064° NE
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 33.1 mi, 225° SW
Jasper County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 225° SW
Iowa's Largest Frying Pan (Attraction) — 33.8 mi, 036° NE
In Transit (Public Artwork) — 35.5 mi, 093° E
Rokava (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 007° N
Shaman's Curse (Attraction) — 36.2 mi, 007° N
Matugani (Attraction) — 36.2 mi, 007° N
Newton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 36.4 mi, 245° SW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.5 mi, 243° SW · 12k acres

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