Explore Hornick, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hornick, 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 Hornick.
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 | Hornick |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Woodbury County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.230546 |
| Longitude | -96.097517 |
| Population | 255 |
| Density | 392.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 51026 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| County Seat | Sioux City |
| School District | Westwood Community School District |
Hornick emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Missouri River valley as a collection of structures anchored firmly to the dark, loamy soil. It lies 24.2 miles southeast of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 140°T), and is situated 17.9 miles southeast of Sergeant Bluff. The landscape surrounding Hornick is defined by the persistent geometry of agriculture, where endless rows of soybeans and corn stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Loess Hills. Whiskey Creek traces a quiet, winding path just a mile away, its banks marked by the silver-barked trees that break the uniformity of the plains. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially as the sun begins to dip low, casting long, dramatic shadows that emphasize the subtle, rhythmic swells of the terrain leading toward the distant, elevated ground of Durr Hill.
Settlement in this region reflects a pragmatic heritage, built on the steady output of the fertile earth and the resilience required to thrive in a climate of extremes. The local economy remains tethered to the patterns of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of daily life. Residents find respite in the quiet expanse of the Table Marsh Wildlife Management Area, where the seasonal migration of birds provides a stark, wild contrast to the orderly fields. While the stillness of the plains dominates, the proximity of Cottonwood Hollow offers a sheltered, secluded respite from the open wind. Whether one is watching the light fade over the distant, calm expanse of Badger Lake or observing the quiet industry of the grain elevators, the character of the land remains defined by its deep, unpretentious connection to the cycle of the seasons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hornick, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.230546, -96.097517. 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 Hornick includes the ZIP code (51026), telephone area code (563), county seat of Woodbury County (Sioux City), and school district assignment (Westwood 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. |