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Derby Iowa Map

Explore Derby, 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 Derby, Iowa

How to Use This Derby, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.931668
Longitude	-93.456324
Population	90
Density	136.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50068
Area Code	515
County Seat	Chariton
School District	Mormon Trail Community School District

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About Derby, Iowa

Derby is a locality in Lucas County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 136.3 people per km². Derby is located at 40.9317°N, 93.4563°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Derby is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50068.

Derby sits amidst the vast, tilled expanses of southern Iowa, where the horizon stretches thin and flat under a sky that seems to claim more than its share of the day. It lies 29.9 miles south of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southwest of Chariton. The landscape surrounding Derby is dominated by the quiet labor of agriculture, characterized by fields of corn and soybean that turn from emerald to brittle gold with the turning of the seasons. A mile to the east, the Chariton River cuts a slow, deliberate path through the earth, its banks shaded by dense thickets that offer a cool respite from the summer heat. The air here holds a distinct, earthy scent of turned soil, and at dusk, the light catches the dust raised by passing machinery, casting a long, amber glow over the Cinder Path Bike Trail that runs directly through the center of the local geography.

History clings to the wooden skeletons of old granaries and the faded paint of storefronts that once served a busier rail-side economy. Life in Derby moves with a measured, deliberate pace, dictated by the cycles of planting and harvest rather than the frantic pulse of the modern world. Residents often venture toward the Humeston Reservoir for a quiet afternoon of contemplation or travel a few miles further to find the deeper, shadowed solitude of the Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit. While the nearby Cinder Path serves as a reminder of the industrial veins that once fueled regional growth, the current character of Derby is defined by a sturdy, unshowy resilience. It is a place where the silence of the plains is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, comfortable presence that settles over the porch swings as the sun dips below the western edge of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cinder Path Bike Trail (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 181° S
Goshen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 351° N
Wayne County RR ROW Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 219° SW
Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 340° N
Lake Side Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 217° SW
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 148° SE
Chariton River Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 065° NE
Lucas County Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 051° NE
Red Haw State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 065° NE
East Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 063° NE
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.9 mi, 093° E
Wayne County Museum Library (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 148° SE
Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 148° SE
Williamson School Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 044° NE
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 292° W
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 288° W
Belinda Toy and Antique Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 043° NE
Decatur County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 229° SW
Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 229° SW
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 24.3 mi, 079° E
Lake Ahquabi State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 345° N
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 118° SE
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.2 mi, 228° SW
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 30.2 mi, 350° N
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 30.6 mi, 349° N
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 30.6 mi, 349° N
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 114° SE
Giraffe Feeding (Attraction) — 41.5 mi, 348° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.1 mi, 014° N · 12k acres
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 42.7 mi, 040° NE

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