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Geneva Iowa Map

Explore Geneva, 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 Geneva, Iowa

How to Use This Geneva, Iowa Map

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

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.

CityGeneva
StateIowa (IA)
CountyFranklin County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude42.674846
Longitude-93.129833
Population136
Density128.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes52229, 50633
Area Code712, 319
County SeatHampton
School DistrictAGWSR Community School District

About Geneva, Iowa

Geneva is a locality in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 128.4 people per km². Geneva is located at 42.6748°N, 93.1298°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Geneva is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52229, 50633.

Geneva anchors itself firmly amidst the expansive, open grid of Iowa’s fertile plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of high, pale sky. It lies 33.2 miles south of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 5.9 miles southeast of Hampton. The land here is defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of tilled fields, yielding to the subtle, low-lying contours that drain toward the quiet passage of Maynes Creek. Sunlight in Geneva possesses a particular, clarifying quality, sharpening the edges of the grain elevators and casting long, deliberate shadows across the soil as evening approaches. A few miles to the north, the waters of Beeds Lake offer a modest, cool respite from the heat of the growing season, while the nearby grounds of Burkley Park provide a quiet canopy of trees that stand in stark, vertical contrast to the vast flatness of the surrounding prairie.

Agriculture remains the pulse of the local economy, a disciplined cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life in Geneva. The community retains an understated, diligent character, shaped by generations who have cultivated this deep, dark loam with a quiet, persistent focus. While the distant silhouette of Fort Sumter Rock marks the landscape far to the south, the immediate experience of the day is measured in the passing of heavy machinery along rural roads and the slow, seasonal shifts of the crops. There is a profound, literate civility in the way the local life unfolds, a sense that the people here value the steady continuity of their work and the unpretentious dignity of a life lived close to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Burkley Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 270° W
  • Spainhower Tract (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 271° W
  • Maynes Grove (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 272° W
  • Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 324° NW
  • Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 315° NW
  • Deer Meadow Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 040° NE
  • Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 134° SE
  • Beed's Lake State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 321° NW
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 156° SE
  • West Fork Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 031° NE
  • West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 028° NE
  • Dumont Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 057° NE
  • Dumont Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 057° NE
  • Union Depot (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 211° SW
  • Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 213° SW
  • Dow House (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 213° SW
  • Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 214° SW
  • Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.4 mi, 171° S
  • Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 21.8 mi, 176° S
  • Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.8 mi, 176° S
  • Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 33.0 mi, 354° N
  • McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 33.1 mi, 084° E
  • Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 083° E
  • Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 33.2 mi, 355° N
  • Palace Theater (Cinema) — 33.7 mi, 084° E
  • Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 34.6 mi, 355° N
  • Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 35.4 mi, 355° N
  • Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 40.9 mi, 215° SW
  • Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.0 mi, 296° NW · 12k acres
  • Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.3 mi, 147° SE · 24k acres

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About This Geneva Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Geneva, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.674846, -93.129833. 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 Geneva includes the ZIP code (52229, 50633), telephone area code (712, 319), county seat of Franklin County (Hampton), and school district assignment (AGWSR 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.