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Delmar Iowa Map

Explore Delmar, 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 Delmar, Iowa

How to Use This Delmar, Iowa Map

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

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.

CityDelmar
StateIowa (IA)
CountyClinton County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude42.002245
Longitude-90.60708
Population542
Density273.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code52037
Area Code712
County SeatClinton
School DistrictDelwood Community School District

About Delmar, Iowa

Delmar is a locality in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 542. The population density is 273.9 people per km². Delmar is located at 42.0022°N, 90.6071°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Delmar is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52037.

Delmar persists as a quiet grid of streets amidst a vast, geometric expanse of tilled Iowa earth where the horizon is defined by the steady rotation of corn and soybean cycles. It lies 24.1 miles west-northwest of Clinton, IA (from Clinton, IA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-southeast of Maquoketa. The landscape around Delmar is defined by a rhythmic flatness, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of Sugar Creek, which traces a modest path through the fields just a mile from the center. To the west, the distant, hazy suggestion of the Dubuque Hills provides a faint verticality to the skyline, while the local terrain occasionally dips into the quiet seclusion of Dark Hollow. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity, especially when the late afternoon sun illuminates the dust kicked up by farm machinery, casting long, amber shadows that stretch across the dark, fertile soil.

Settlement in Delmar grew from the expansion of the regional rail lines, which once funneled the bounty of these plains toward hungry markets and solidified the area as a vital link in the local agricultural economy. Today, the pace of life maintains a deliberate, unshowy character, shaped by the legacy of early settlers who found purpose in the endurance required to work this land. Residents often seek the quietude of the nearby Brookfield Wildlife Refuge, where the native prairie grasses and woodlands offer a reprieve from the relentless productivity of the surrounding farms. While the world beyond moves with frantic velocity, Delmar remains anchored to the seasons, a place where the collective memory is marked by the harvest and the persistent, quiet resilience of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Delmar Depot Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 051° NE
  • Brookfield Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 261° W
  • Horseshoe Pond County Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 322° NW
  • Clinton Engines Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 329° NW
  • Jackson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 335° NW
  • Hurstville Marsh (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 329° NW
  • Black Hawk Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 312° NW
  • Copper Creek Trail (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 065° NE
  • Goose Lake (Clinton) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 103° E
  • Maquoketa Caves State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 315° NW
  • Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 164° S
  • Syracuse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 221° SW
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 042° NE · 274k acres
  • Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 216° SW
  • Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 216° SW
  • Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 033° NE
  • Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 028° NE
  • Bellevue Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 029° NE
  • Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 052° NE · 3,776 acres
  • Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 028° NE
  • Bellevue War Memorial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 028° NE
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 028° NE
  • Revolutionary War Patriots (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 028° NE
  • Wyoming Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 281° W
  • Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 336° NW · 2,440 acres
  • Princess Mine Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 23.6 mi, 027° NE
  • Havencrest Castle (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 075° E
  • Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 24.3 mi, 116° SE
  • Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 175° S
  • Historic ruins (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 070° E

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About This Delmar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Delmar, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.002245, -90.60708. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Delmar includes the ZIP code (52037), telephone area code (712), county seat of Clinton County (Clinton), and school district assignment (Delwood Community School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.