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Delphos Iowa Map

Explore Delphos, 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 Delphos, Iowa

How to Use This Delphos, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.663603
Longitude	-94.339402
Population	26
Density	45.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	50860
Area Code	319
County Seat	Mount Ayr
School District	Mount Ayr Community School District

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About Delphos, Iowa

Delphos is a locality in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 26. The population density is 45.0 people per km². Delphos is located at 40.6636°N, 94.3394°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50860.

Delphos emerges from the expansive, undulating plains of southern Iowa as a quiet collection of structures defined by the persistent geometry of agriculture. It lies 63.0 miles southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 27.3 miles south of Creston. The horizon here is vast, marked primarily by the seasonal shift of corn and soybean fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy suggestion of the Pinhook Hills far to the west. A mile to the east, the Grand River carves a subtle, winding path through the soil, its presence signaled by the deeper green of riparian thickets that break the monotony of the tilled earth. Just a short distance away, the Mt Ayr Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and prairie remnants, where the wind carries the scent of damp loam and the sharp, clean clarity of the Midwestern sky, especially during the long, golden hours of a late summer evening when the light turns the dust of the fields into a fine, shimmering haze.

Delphos carries the weight of a settlement founded upon the promise of the fertile prairie, a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest and the steady pulse of local husbandry. The history of the region is written in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the remnants of a legacy rooted in the industrious work of earlier generations who sought to tame the stubborn, rich topsoil. Life in Delphos proceeds with a deliberate, unshowy civility, governed by the cycles of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of larger centers. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Walnut Creek Lake for a moment of stillness, finding in its calm surface a reflection of the town’s own unassuming nature, where the preoccupation with the land and the quiet endurance of its people define the character of every passing day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mt Ayr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 000° N
Mt. Ayr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 360° N
Boone Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 220° SW
Poe Hollow County Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 065° NE
Sands Timber (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 254° W
Don & Connie Huff Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 048° NE
Pawnee Prairie (Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 131° SE
Winemiller Farm (Subterra 102) (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 288° W
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 285° W
Sowards Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 177° S
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 271° W
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.4 mi, 091° E
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 091° E
Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 091° E
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 355° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.5 mi, 198° S · 3,906 acres
Kline Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 330° NW
Nine Eagles State Park (State Park) — 29.9 mi, 098° E
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 30.5 mi, 318° NW
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 35.6 mi, 232° SW
Centennial Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 35.8 mi, 233° SW
Nodaway Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 276° W
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 280° W
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 299° NW
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 049° NE
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 45.5 mi, 299° NW
Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 51.3 mi, 159° S
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 63.0 mi, 040° NE
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 63.1 mi, 039° NE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 63.1 mi, 039° NE

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