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Hancock Iowa Map

Explore Hancock, 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 Hancock, Iowa

How to Use This Hancock, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.389992
Longitude	-95.3625
Population	200
Density	106.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51536
Area Code	641
County Seat	Council Bluffs
School District	AHSTW Community School District

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About Hancock, Iowa

Hancock is a locality in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 106.8 people per km². Hancock is located at 41.3900°N, 95.3625°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hancock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51536.

Hancock emerges from the expansive plains of western Iowa as a quiet convergence of dark, fertile soil and the persistent, winding currents of the West Nishnabotna River. It lies 27.3 miles east-northeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 71°T), and is situated 18.1 miles west of Atlantic. The land around Hancock unfolds in a sequence of long, rhythmic swells, where the horizon serves as a sharp boundary between the deep green of summer corn and the pale, expansive sky. At the edge of the local geography, the Loess Hills rise with a peculiar, silty grace, their wind-blown contours catching the late afternoon light to cast long, violet shadows across the fields. Within the immediate perimeter, Botna Bend Park provides a sheltered corridor of timber and grass, where the air holds the damp, cool scent of river silt and the stillness of a place that measures time by the seasonal migration of birds rather than the hurried pace of distant centers.

Hancock carries the quiet, industrious legacy of settlers who recognized the agricultural potential of this river-fed expanse, building a local economy rooted firmly in the stewardship of the surrounding acreage. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the cycle of harvest and planting, a labor-intensive tradition that has persisted through generations, leaving the landscape punctuated by silos and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the plains. While the community maintains a modest scale, the presence of the West Nishnabotna River serves as a constant, subtle reminder of the region's formative history, bridging the gap between the isolated farmsteads and the wider world. Those seeking to trace the remnants of a more mechanical age often venture toward the Rock Island Old Stone Arch Trail, where the remnants of early infrastructure stand as silent, weathered sentinels amidst the prairie grass. Life in Hancock moves with a deliberate, tempered civility, defined by a shared reliance on the land and a deep, unshowy connection to the geography that sustains it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Botna Bend Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 333° NW
Green Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 026° NE
Nishna Heritage Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 198° S
Walnut Creek Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 050° NE
Farm Creek Public Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 169° S
Arrowhead Park (Local Park) — 12.0 mi, 284° W
Indian Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 111° E
Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 025° NE
Cass County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 133° SE
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 16.8 mi, 229° SW
Word of Honor (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 230° SW
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 006° N
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 087° E
Shelby County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 006° N
Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 000° N
Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 192° S
Museum of Danish America (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 047° NE
B-B Town Ball Field (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 294° NW
Wabash Trace Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 23.6 mi, 219° SW
Council Bluffs Police Building Plaque (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 247° SW
Lewis and Clark Monument Park (Viewpoint) — 26.4 mi, 257° W
Squirrel Nest (Public Artwork) — 27.0 mi, 251° W
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 250° W
Council Bluffs Riverfront (State Recreation Area) — 27.7 mi, 255° W
Lake Manawa State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 242° SW
State Savings Bank/Harrison Mutual Ins. Association (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 309° NW
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.2 mi, 278° W · 7,936 acres
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 30.5 mi, 215° SW
Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 30.7 mi, 219° SW
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.2 mi, 284° W · 16k acres

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