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Colfax Iowa Map

Explore Colfax, 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 Colfax, Iowa

How to Use This Colfax, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.677767
Longitude	-93.245205
Population	2,255
Density	360.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50054
Area Code	515
County Seat	Newton
School District	Colfax-Mingo Community School District

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About Colfax, Iowa

Colfax is a locality in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,255. The population density is 360.5 people per km². Colfax is located at 41.6778°N, 93.2452°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Colfax is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50054.

Colfax emerges from the flat, industrious horizon of the prairie as a quiet intersection of black soil and the persistent, winding movement of the South Skunk River. It lies 10.3 miles west of Newton, IA (from Newton, IA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east of Mitchellville. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, fertile reach of tilled earth that stretches toward the edges of the horizon, broken only by the deliberate geometry of corn and soybean fields. Within the immediate boundaries, the Colfax Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of native grasses and timber, where the air holds the scent of damp loam and the turning season. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it presses against the fields, clarifying the deep green of the crops until the land looks like a vast, breathing engine of growth.

Colfax carries the weight of a history built upon the mineral wealth of coal and the restorative curiosity of its one-time mineral springs. While the original fervor of the mining era has receded into the archives, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land and the steady transit of those moving across the plains. A certain unshowy literate civility persists in the way the streets are kept and the older storefronts are maintained, reflecting a heritage shaped by generations of labor. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, those seeking a different stillness often look toward Thomas Lake, fourteen miles away, yet the essential character of Colfax remains rooted in the quiet, persistent vitality of the river and the expansive sky above the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Colfax Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 331° NW
Hoffman Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 279° W
Oswalt Bridge Access (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 282° W
Chichaqua Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 298° NW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 193° S · 12k acres
Chichaqua Valley Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 300° NW
Thomas Mitchell Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 251° W
Jasper County Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 086° E
Clear Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 003° N
Camp Creek Miller-Rist (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 216° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.5 mi, 180° S · 12k acres
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 9.6 mi, 085° E
Fred Maytag Bowl (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 085° E
Capitol II (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 081° E
Newton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 085° E
SEP Stadium (Stadium) — 12.0 mi, 242° SW
Monroe Highschool Bell (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 145° SE
Monroe Township Founders Stone (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 146° SE
Monroe Model House (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 146° SE
Galleon (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 263° W
The Clipper (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 263° W
Giant Sky Wheel (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 263° W
G-Force (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 263° W
Richard L. Easter Museum Complex (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 250° W
County School (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 250° W
Cattle Tie-Outs (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.7 mi, 249° W
Halls of Law and Flame (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 251° W
Straw Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 17.0 mi, 250° W
Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 085° E
Elk Rock State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 159° S

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