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Granger Iowa Map

Explore Granger, 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 Granger, Iowa

How to Use This Granger, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.761098
Longitude	-93.824392
Population	1,654
Density	382.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50109
Area Code	515
County Seat	Adel
School District	Woodward-Granger Community School District

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About Granger, Iowa

Granger is a locality in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,654. The population density is 382.9 people per km². Granger is located at 41.7611°N, 93.8244°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Granger is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50109.

Granger occupies a quiet expanse of the central Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an immense, pale sky. It lies 5.3 miles north-northwest of Grimes, IA (from Grimes, IA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 8.9 miles northwest of Johnston. The landscape around Granger is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of agriculture, as fields of corn and soybeans mirror the geometric precision of the grid-patterned roads. To the west, the subtle rise of Buffalo Ridge punctuates the distance, while the nearby banks of Beaver Creek offer a shaded refuge of willow and cottonwood. The atmosphere carries a crisp, earthen scent, particularly at dusk when the low light catches the dust rising from the tilled soil, casting long, melancholic shadows across the prairie floor.

Granger emerged from the intersection of coal mining ambitions and the steady expansion of the rail lines, leaving behind the remnants of a gritty, industrial infancy to embrace a more settled, agrarian identity. While the mines have long since closed, the industrious spirit remains, reflected in the local commerce that supports a quiet, deliberate way of life. Residents often look toward Jester Park for recreation, finding in its wilder, protected expanses a necessary counterpoint to the orderly rows of the surrounding farmland. Even the stillness of Brenton Slough, just a short distance away, serves as a reminder of the water’s slow, patient work in shaping the terrain, fostering a local character that values endurance and the unshowy civility of a place that feels entirely at home in the quiet center of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 016° N
Jester Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 016° N
Beaver Creek Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 126° SE
Saylorville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 359° N
Saylorville Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 026° NE
Beaver Creek Xenia (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 137° SE
Big Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 034° NE
Big Creek State Park (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 067° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 085° E
Big Creek Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 083° E
Kids Create (Arts Centre) — 5.8 mi, 083° E
Pole Position Raceway (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 158° S
Hawkeye Estates Herky Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 136° SE
High Trestle Trail (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 067° NE
M47 Patton (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 126° SE
Ankeny to Woodward Trail (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 352° N
Madrid Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 001° N
Aborted Babies Memorial (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 004° N
1700 Tanning Rack (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 166° S
1700 Drying Rack (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 166° S
Character Counts Pillars (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 155° SE
Flix Brewhouse (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 145° SE
Last Laugh Comedy Club (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 158° S
Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 175° S
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 13.6 mi, 175° S
Adel Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 226° SW
Forest Park Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 288° W
Des Moines Art Center (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 149° SE
Olson-Larson Galleries (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 156° SE
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 347° N

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