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Dundee Iowa Map

Explore Dundee, 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 Dundee, Iowa

How to Use This Dundee, Iowa Map

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

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.

CityDundee
StateIowa (IA)
CountyDelaware County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude42.579152
Longitude-91.546538
Population198
Density242.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code52038
Area Code712
County SeatManchester
School DistrictWest Delaware County Community School District

About Dundee, Iowa

Dundee is a locality in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 198. The population density is 242.7 people per km². Dundee is located at 42.5792°N, 91.5465°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dundee is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52038.

Dundee anchors itself firmly within a landscape defined by the persistent, winding arc of the Maquoketa River, which carves a deliberate path through the surrounding limestone-rich earth. It lies 37.7 miles north of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 4°T), and is situated 8.0 miles northwest of Manchester. The horizon is dominated by the expansive, rhythmic geometry of tilled fields, where the deep black soil produces corn and soybeans that shift from vibrant green to a brittle, harvest gold under the vast Midwestern sky. Only two miles distant, the cool, still waters of Backbone Lake offer a quiet departure from the river’s steady current, while the dense, shaded canopy of Backbone State Forest sits four miles away, preserving a fragment of the wilder, wooded terrain that once dominated this region. Dundee Park, located directly within the village limits, serves as a local point of stillness where the quality of the late-afternoon light seems to thicken, casting long, amber shadows across the grass that emphasize the grounded, unpretentious character of the plains.

History here is written in the steady, quiet labor of agricultural cycles and the persistence of families who have worked this land for generations. Dundee functions as a place where the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, maintaining a pace of life that values the tangible results of a season’s work over the frantic speed of larger urban centers. While the distant silhouette of Hefel Ridge remains a far-off suggestion on the edge of memory, the immediate reality of life in Dundee is defined by the proximity of Sugar Camp Hollow and the modest, literate civility of the surrounding countryside. Residents move through their days with a pragmatic awareness of the seasons, recognizing that their heritage—drawn from the sturdy roots of northern European settlers—is best expressed through the quiet maintenance of their homes and the shared, unspoken patience required to thrive in a landscape so entirely exposed to the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Dundee Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 273° W
  • Backbone State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 014° N
  • Red Barn Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 031° NE
  • Morris Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 317° NW
  • Hwy 13 Roadside Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 098° E
  • Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 348° N
  • Backbone State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 359° N
  • Wehner Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 291° W
  • Joy Springs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 337° NW
  • World's Largest Strawberry (Public Artwork) — 7.2 mi, 005° N
  • Wilder Memorial Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 004° N
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 145° SE
  • Bixby State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 045° NE
  • Richardson-Jakway House (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 274° W
  • Manchester Fish Hatchery (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 137° SE
  • Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.3 mi, 068° E · 2,440 acres
  • Cedar Rock (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 224° SW
  • Wadena Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 343° N
  • Plagmans Barn Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 054° NE
  • Riverwalk Parks Community Bandshell (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 248° W
  • Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 288° W
  • Carter House Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 021° N
  • Inwood Woodcarving Exhibit (Gallery) — 22.5 mi, 107° E
  • Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 086° E
  • Field of Dreams (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 102° E
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 061° NE · 274k acres
  • Iowa's Largest Frying Pan (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 232° SW
  • Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 31.1 mi, 038° NE · 2,460 acres
  • Crows Nest (Viewpoint) — 34.9 mi, 034° NE
  • Campbell Steele Callery (Gallery) — 37.8 mi, 184° S

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About This Dundee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dundee, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.579152, -91.546538. 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 Dundee includes the ZIP code (52038), telephone area code (712), county seat of Delaware County (Manchester), and school district assignment (West Delaware County 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.