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Forest City Iowa Map

Explore Forest City, 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 Forest City, Iowa

How to Use This Forest City, Iowa Map

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

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	Forest City
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Winnebago County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.262456
Longitude	-93.637159
Population	4,285
Density	360.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50436
Area Code	515
County Seat	Forest City
School District	Forest City Community School District

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About Forest City, Iowa

Forest City is a locality in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,285. The population density is 360.1 people per km². Forest City is located at 43.2625°N, 93.6372°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Forest City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50436.

Forest City spreads across a landscape defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the Winnebago River, which cuts a quiet path through the surrounding plains. It lies 23.2 miles west-northwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 15.6 miles west-northwest of Clear Lake. The horizon here is vast and open, composed of tilled earth that shifts in color from the deep, dark brown of spring furrows to the golden ripeness of corn and soybean stalks in late summer. Four miles to the west, the elevation rises at Pilot Knob, offering a singular vantage point over the flat, fertile expanse, while the nearby Deadmans Lake holds the stillness of the prairie sky in its quiet, shallow basin. The air in Forest City carries the faint, dry scent of soil and turning leaves, a reminder of the land’s patient, rhythmic labor under a high, unclouded dome of blue.

Pammel Park offers a shaded corridor of native trees right at the edge of the community, providing a place where the local pace slows to match the movement of the wind through the branches. The industrious spirit of Forest City remains tied to the manufacturing sector, which anchors the local economy and keeps the streets busy with the practical traffic of a working day. Beyond the factory floors, residents often seek the Winnebago River Trail, a path that invites a slow walk beside the water, connecting the people to the natural boundaries of their home. There is a quiet, literate civility here, a heritage rooted in Scandinavian traditions that values both the steady output of the harvest and the simple, enduring beauty of the Midwestern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 0.2 mi, 279° W
Pammel Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 105° E
Mansion Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 345° N
Clarks Woods Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 110° E
Nieman Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 317° NW
Hanson Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 192° S
Holtan Farm Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 346° N
Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 033° NE
Pilot Knob Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 033° NE
Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 033° NE
Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 256° W
Gabrielson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 124° SE
Meredith Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 262° W
Pilot Knob State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 104° E
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 252° W
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 037° NE
Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 025° NE
Buddy Holly Crash Site (Public Artwork) — 13.2 mi, 103° E
Buddy Holly Glasses (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 102° E
Armstrong House Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 215° SW
Hobo Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 216° SW
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 299° NW
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 103° E
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 23.2 mi, 105° E
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 109° E
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 108° E
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 32.2 mi, 026° NE
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 265° W
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 41.6 mi, 088° E
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 41.7 mi, 346° N

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