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East Peru Iowa Map

Explore East Peru, 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 East Peru, Iowa

How to Use This East Peru, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.226936
Longitude	-93.926336
Population	115
Density	47.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50222
Area Code	515
County Seat	Winterset
School District	Winterset Community School District

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About East Peru, Iowa

East Peru is a locality in Madison County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 115. The population density is 47.4 people per km². East Peru is located at 41.2269°N, 93.9263°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. East Peru is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50222.

East Peru anchors itself firmly within the expansive, tilled horizon of the Midwestern prairie, where the land stretches in rhythmic swells toward the distant, hazy rise of the Loess Hills. It lies 21.2 miles west-southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-southeast of Winterset. Clanton Creek carves a deliberate, winding path through the limestone-flecked soil, its banks shaded by native hardwoods that turn a bruised, autumnal gold as the light wanes. The air here holds a crisp, dry weight, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned loam and the quiet resonance of a landscape defined by its own vastness. Those who traverse the local roads find that the sky dominates the perspective, a wide dome of pale blue that clarifies the edges of every barn and fence post, forcing a certain meditative stillness upon the traveler.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of East Peru, where the seasonal cycle of corn and soybean cultivation dictates the tempo of the day. The history of the locality is etched into the modest frame buildings and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that reflects a heritage of Scandinavian and German industriousness. A few miles away, the Clanton Creek Recreation Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tallgrass and timber, providing a stark, untamed contrast to the orderly grid of the surrounding fields. While Cedar Lake sits ten miles distant, the presence of the creek serves as the primary tether for local life, linking the quiet industry of the fields to the broader, slow-moving currents of the region’s character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clanton Creek Recreation Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 224° SW
Criss Cove County Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 261° W
Middle River Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 328° NW
Madison County Historical Complex (Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 328° NW
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 329° NW
Coyote Canyon Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 160° S
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 151° SE
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 155° SE
Badger Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 001° N
Badger Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 001° N
Lake Ahquabi State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 076° E
Whitley Memorial (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 077° E
Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 234° SW
Warren County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 063° NE
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 21.0 mi, 062° NE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 063° NE
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 064° NE
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 252° W
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 24.2 mi, 015° N
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 24.3 mi, 018° N
City Water Pump (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 068° E
Giraffe Feeding (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 038° NE
Olson-Larson Galleries (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 025° NE
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 242° SW
Adel Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 350° N
Des Moines Art Center (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 027° NE
EMC Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.4 mi, 033° NE
1700 Tanning Rack (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 015° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.1 mi, 057° NE · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.5 mi, 058° NE · 12k acres

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