Hampton Iowa Map
Explore Hampton, 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 Hampton, Iowa
How to Use This Hampton, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hampton, 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 Hampton.
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 | Hampton |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Franklin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.741918 |
| Longitude | -93.202423 |
| Population | 4,337 |
| Density | 378.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 50441 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| County Seat | Hampton |
| School District | Hampton-Dumont Community School District |
About Hampton, Iowa
Hampton is a locality in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,337. The population density is 378.4 people per km². Hampton is located at 42.7419°N, 93.2024°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hampton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50441.Hampton rises from the flat, earnest expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Squaw Creek as it cuts through the dark, fertile soil. It lies 28.4 miles south of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north of Iowa Falls. The horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, where the quality of light at dusk pulls long, thin shadows across the tilled fields, painting the earth in shades of deep umber and gold. Just three miles away, the quiet waters of Beeds Lake offer a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic, seasonal pulse of the surrounding farmland. Within the town limits, the Ball Field serves as a central point of gravity, a space where the grass holds the memory of countless summer evenings and the air retains a crisp, honest clarity.
Hampton exists as a quiet anchor for the agricultural economy, its streets laid out with a functional precision that reflects the hardworking heritage of its settlers. The local commerce remains tethered to the harvest, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over a landscape dominated by the systematic cultivation of corn and soybeans. A sense of unshowy, literate civility persists in the way the buildings are maintained and the neighbors greet one another, a legacy of the German and Scandinavian families who broke this ground generations ago. Life here moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, an existence grounded in the steady, predictable cycles of the earth and the enduring, modest character of the people who call Hampton home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 060° NE
- Hampton City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 267° W
- East Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 090° E
- Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 269° W
- Beeds Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 326° NW
- Beed's Lake State Park (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 319° NW
- Maynes Grove (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 187° S
- Spring Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 278° W
- West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 054° NE
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 087° E
- Dumont Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 087° E
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 150° SE
- Union Depot (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 190° S
- Dow House (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 192° S
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 192° S
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 193° S
- Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 26.9 mi, 169° S
- Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 26.9 mi, 169° S
- Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 28.2 mi, 000° N
- Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 001° N
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About This Hampton Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hampton, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.741918, -93.202423. 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 Hampton includes the ZIP code (50441), telephone area code (515), county seat of Franklin County (Hampton), and school district assignment (Hampton-Dumont 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. |
