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Davis City Iowa Map

Explore Davis City, 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 Davis City, Iowa

How to Use This Davis City, Iowa Map

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

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	Davis City
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Decatur County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.639168
Longitude	-93.811613
Population	179
Density	119.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50065
Area Code	515
County Seat	Leon
School District	Central Decatur Community School District

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About Davis City, Iowa

Davis City is a locality in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 179. The population density is 119.0 people per km². Davis City is located at 40.6392°N, 93.8116°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Davis City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50065.

Davis City maintains a quiet presence upon the undulating plains where the Thompson River carves a deliberate, meandering path through the earth. It lies 51.4 miles south-southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east of Lamoni. The landscape surrounding Davis City is defined by the steady rhythm of agricultural cycles, where the horizon is partitioned into vast, geometric fields of corn and soybeans that shift from vibrant green to a muted, dusty gold as the seasons turn. Just a mile away, the wooded ridges of Slip Bluff Park offer a contrast to the flat, tilled expanses, providing a quiet sanctuary where the light filters through the canopy in thin, slanted shafts. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain remains open and exposed to the sky, allowing the weather to roll across the plains with an unobstructed, imposing authority that dictates the mood of the day.

History in Davis City is measured not by grand monuments, but by the persistence of its residents and the enduring utility of the land that has sustained generations of families. The local economy remains anchored to the soil, reflecting a heritage of hard labor and the modest, unshowy civility characteristic of this region. While the modern traveler might look elsewhere for spectacle, those who linger find a particular satisfaction in the stillness, perhaps wandering toward the banks of the Thompson River or taking a longer journey to Big G Lake for a moment of reflection. The community operates with a deliberate, grounded pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger centers, where the most notable events are often the subtle changes in the weather or the slow, reliable progress of the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Slip Bluff Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 294° NW
Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 297° NW
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 297° NW
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 299° NW
Nine Eagles State Park (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 127° SE
Little River County Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 012° N
Little River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 012° N
Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 026° NE
Elk Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 314° NW
Wirth Springer Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 338° N
Dekalb Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 353° N
Dunn Ranch Prairie (Conservation Area) — 17.3 mi, 230° SW
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 004° N
Wayne County Museum Library (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 073° E
Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 073° E
Crowder State Park (State Park) — 35.7 mi, 170° S
Lucas County Museum (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 045° NE
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 40.9 mi, 314° NW
Williamson School Museum (Museum) — 42.5 mi, 043° NE
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 081° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.3 mi, 194° S · 3,906 acres
Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 47.0 mi, 191° S
Belinda Toy and Antique Museum (Museum) — 47.3 mi, 043° NE
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 49.1 mi, 348° N
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 49.6 mi, 082° E
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 51.6 mi, 015° N
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 51.9 mi, 014° N
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 51.9 mi, 014° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.6 mi, 023° NE · 12k acres

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