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Eldon Iowa Map

Explore Eldon, 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 Eldon, Iowa

How to Use This Eldon, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.91863
Longitude	-92.222958
Population	783
Density	276.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52554
Area Code	712
County Seat	Ottumwa
School District	Cardinal Community School District

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About Eldon, Iowa

Eldon is a locality in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 783. The population density is 276.3 people per km². Eldon is located at 40.9186°N, 92.2230°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Eldon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52554.

Eldon occupies a quiet reach of the earth where the Des Moines River curves through a landscape of deep, dark soil and expansive, tilled horizons. It lies 12.1 miles southeast of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 125°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west-southwest of Fairfield. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a heavy, fertile stillness that settles over the fields long before the sun dips below the western plains. While the terrain remains largely flat, the land holds a subtle, stubborn character, marked by the persistent flow of the Des Moines River that carves its path through the dense, silt-rich ground. Two miles away, the Eldon Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of unmanicured thickets and grasses, a place where the local flora reclaims the edges of the agricultural grid.

Eldon emerged from the expansion of the rail era, drawing its initial vitality from the iron tracks that once dictated the movement of grain and trade across the plains. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, dominated by the labor of the harvest and the steady, mechanical pulse of regional agriculture. Cultural memory here is anchored to the modest, white-sided house immortalized in Grant Wood’s painting, an image that has become an indelible part of the local identity, reflecting the unshowy, pragmatic spirit of the people. Life in Eldon moves with a measured, deliberate pace, far from the reach of Reservoir Number One or the deeper slopes of Spahn Hollow, favoring a quiet, literate civility that persists in the face of a changing world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eldon Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 212° SW
Selma Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 152° SE
Cardinal Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 360° N
Fox Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 309° NW
Shidepoke Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 134° SE
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 266° W
Greater Ottumwa Park (Local Park) — 12.0 mi, 302° NW
Iowa Heartland History Connection (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 305° NW
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 305° NW
Saint John Auditorium (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 314° NW
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 12.9 mi, 296° NW
The Art House (Public Artwork) — 14.4 mi, 067° NE
Airpower Museum Library (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 289° W
Ottumwa Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 14.6 mi, 318° NW
Dalby Hall (Rich and Gail Dalby Meeting Hall) (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 063° NE
Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 221° SW
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 139° SE
Lake Wapello State Park (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 249° W
Gone West Memorial (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 282° W
Curtis King (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 309° NW
Johnny Clock Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 077° E
Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 002° N
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 35.1 mi, 084° E
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 41.7 mi, 253° W
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 49.3 mi, 313° NW
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 49.3 mi, 313° NW
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 49.7 mi, 313° NW
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 51.6 mi, 112° E
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 51.6 mi, 112° E
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.4 mi, 137° SE · 10k acres

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