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Delaware Iowa Map

Explore Delaware, 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 Delaware, Iowa

How to Use This Delaware, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.475268
Longitude	-91.345421
Population	142
Density	75.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	52036, 52223
Area Code	712
County Seat	Manchester
School District	Maquoketa Valley Community School District

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About Delaware, Iowa

Delaware is a locality in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 142. The population density is 75.1 people per km². Delaware is located at 42.4753°N, 91.3454°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Delaware is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52036, 52223.

Delaware occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains where the horizon stretches wide, marked by the rhythmic geometry of tilled fields and the seasonal shift from emerald stalks to the pale, brittle gold of autumn harvest. It lies 33.1 miles north-northeast of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 23°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east of Manchester. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust motes above the furrows before settling into the deep, cooling shadows cast by the dense timber of Backbone State Forest, which stands fifteen miles to the north. A mile from the center of Delaware, the waters of Penn Creek trace a winding, narrow path through the soil, offering a muted, constant murmur that accompanies the stillness of the afternoon. Beyond the immediate reach of the township, the distant silhouette of Hefel Ridge defines the edge of the sky, a reminder of the ancient, slow-moving shifts of the earth that shaped this high, fertile plateau.

Delaware remains a place defined by the steady, unadorned labor of those who work the land, their livelihoods tethered to the cycles of corn and soybean production that have sustained the region for generations. The local character is colored by a heritage of persistence, where the pace of daily life is measured not by the clock, but by the requirements of the season and the quiet endurance of the soil. Residents often seek the respite of Silver Lake County Park, a three-mile journey that provides a small, wooded sanctuary, while those looking for broader waters might venture four miles to the shores of Hartwick Lake. There is a distinct, understated civility in Delaware, a sense that the people here value the weight of silence and the integrity of a well-kept fence as much as the progress of the world beyond their borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Manchester Fish Hatchery (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 250° W
Bailey's Ford Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 240° SW
Milo Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 252° W
Indian Hills Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 094° E
Delhi Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.5 mi, 180° S
Turtle Creek Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 193° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 276° W
Brayton Memorial Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 142° SE
Inwood Woodcarving Exhibit (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 087° E
Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 087° E
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.8 mi, 006° N · 2,440 acres
National Farm Toy Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 091° E
Red Barn Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 312° NW
Backbone State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 313° NW
Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 066° NE
Pine Creek (Clayton) Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 022° N · 50 acres
Field of Dreams (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 084° E
Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 221° SW
Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 315° NW
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 058° NE
World's Largest Strawberry (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 326° NW
Wilder Memorial Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 326° NW
Richardson-Jakway House (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 292° W
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.0 mi, 035° NE · 274k acres
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.3 mi, 119° SE
Riverwalk Parks Community Bandshell (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 270° W
Wadena Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 328° NW
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 33.0 mi, 016° N · 2,460 acres
Campbell Steele Callery (Gallery) — 33.2 mi, 203° SW
Collins Road Theatres (Cinema) — 34.0 mi, 205° SW

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