Guthrie Center Iowa Map
Explore Guthrie Center, 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 Guthrie Center, Iowa
How to Use This Guthrie Center, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Guthrie Center, 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 Guthrie Center.
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 | Guthrie Center |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Guthrie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.677209 |
| Longitude | -94.503304 |
| Population | 1,593 |
| Density | 258.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 50115 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| County Seat | Guthrie Center |
| School District | Guthrie Center Community School District |
About Guthrie Center, Iowa
Guthrie Center is a locality in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,593. The population density is 258.5 people per km². Guthrie Center is located at 41.6772°N, 94.5033°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Guthrie Center is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50115.Guthrie Center emerges from the expansive, undulating plains of the Iowa landscape where the horizon remains a vast, pale line drawn against the sky. It lies 32.2 miles west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 278°T), and is situated 32.7 miles southeast of Carroll. The South Raccoon River carves a deliberate, winding path through the soil, its water reflecting the muted gold of late-season corn stalks that dominate the periphery. To the west, the subtle rise of the Loess Hills suggests a shift in the geological register, while the quiet expanse of the Montieth Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary where tall grasses sway in rhythmic synchrony with the wind. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, particularly during the transition of dusk when the shadows stretch thin and long across the furrowed, tilled earth.
Guthrie Center preserves the character of a prairie settlement where the cycles of agriculture dictate the tempo of the day, favoring a deliberate, unadorned way of life. The local economy remains tethered to the vitality of the surrounding soybean and corn fields, reflecting a legacy of Scandinavian and German industriousness that persists in the town’s orderly architecture and quiet, literate civility. A short distance away, the water of Lake Panorama provides a focal point for the region, anchoring the local landscape with its steady, reflective presence. Daily life in Guthrie Center moves with a measured pulse, grounded by the seasonal demands of the land and a modest, steadfast commitment to the heritage of the plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Montieth Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 154° SE
- Seeley Creek Timber (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 259° W
- Springbrook Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 017° N
- Lennon Mills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 087° E
- Springbrook State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 014° N
- Raccoon River Valley Trail (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 079° E
- Guthrie County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 066° NE
- Bays Branch Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 066° NE
- Marlowe Ray Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 106° E
- Bennie Hall Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 105° E
- White Rock Conservancy (Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 329° NW
- Coon Rapids Sculpture Park (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 326° NW
- Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 119° SE
- Audubon County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 253° W
- Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 235° SW
- Tree on the road (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 235° SW
- Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 218° SW
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 274° W
- Municipal Band Shell (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 061° NE
- Forest Park Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 064° NE
- Jefferson Telephone Company Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 016° N
- Greene County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 016° N
- Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 016° N
- Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 32.7 mi, 325° NW
- Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 36.9 mi, 102° E
- Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 37.0 mi, 102° E
- Pole Position Raceway (Attraction) — 37.3 mi, 090° E
- 1700 Tanning Rack (Attraction) — 37.5 mi, 095° E
- Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 38.0 mi, 102° E
- Table Rock (Viewpoint) — 38.5 mi, 055° NE
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About This Guthrie Center Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Guthrie Center, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.677209, -94.503304. 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 Guthrie Center includes the ZIP code (50115), telephone area code (515), county seat of Guthrie County (Guthrie Center), and school district assignment (Guthrie Center 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
