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Irwin Iowa Map

Explore Irwin, 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 Irwin, Iowa

How to Use This Irwin, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.791654
Longitude	-95.205829
Population	319
Density	210.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51446
Area Code	563
County Seat	Harlan
School District	IKM-Manning Community School District

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About Irwin, Iowa

Irwin is a locality in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 319. The population density is 210.5 people per km². Irwin is located at 41.7917°N, 95.2058°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Irwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51446.

Irwin occupies a quiet hollow where the West Nishnabotna River carves a subtle, winding path through the heavy, dark soil of the Iowa plains. It lies 25.7 miles southwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 223°T), and is situated 17.4 miles south-southeast of Denison. The landscape here is defined by the steady, rhythmic expansion of tilled fields that stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the occasional stand of timber and the soft, expansive sky that seems to press down with a peculiar, luminous clarity during the late afternoon. A mile to the north, the Upper'nish' Habitat Area offers a reprieve from the regimented rows of corn and soybeans, providing a sanctuary of wild grasses and brush where the wind catches with a low, dry whistle. The earth here feels ancient and patient, a deep, fertile loam that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the days and the way the light catches the metallic glint of silos against a bruised, purple twilight.

Generations of families have organized their lives around the seasonal cadence of the harvest, anchoring Irwin to an economic rhythm dictated by the demands of the soil and the fluctuating global appetite for grain. The town carries the quiet marks of its Scandinavian and German roots in the pragmatic architecture of its storefronts and the unshowy, literate civility of its residents, who prefer the steady work of the seasons to the noise of the modern world. Those who seek a longer view of the terrain often head three miles out to the Upper Nish Habitat Trail, where the elevation offers a vantage point over the vast, productive grid of the region. Even when the air turns sharp and the fields lie fallow under a dusting of frost, the presence of the West Nishnabotna River remains a constant, silent witness to the enduring, matter-of-fact persistence of life in this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cen + Ten Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 183° S
Upper'nish' Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 054° NE
V&w Petersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 332° NW
Dinesen Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 214° SW
Rosman Glendale Farm Rec. Area (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 236° SW
Great Western Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 040° NE
Hausbarn (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 045° NE
Shelby County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 213° SW
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 211° SW
Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 221° SW
Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 182° S
General Store Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 149° SE
Oak Ridge Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 186° S
Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 252° W
John James Audubon Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 109° E
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.3 mi, 334° NW
War Memorial (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 016° N
The Booster Buck (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 282° W
McClean Museum (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 282° W
Dougal House (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 282° W
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 25.6 mi, 043° NE
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 160° S
Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 33.0 mi, 139° SE
Moorhead Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 34.4 mi, 285° W
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 36.7 mi, 013° N
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 40.9 mi, 036° NE
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.5 mi, 248° W · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.7 mi, 238° SW · 7,936 acres

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