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Lake City Iowa Map

Explore Lake City, 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 Lake City, Iowa

How to Use This Lake City, Iowa Map

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

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	Lake City
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Calhoun County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.267483
Longitude	-94.73387
Population	1,731
Density	138.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51449
Area Code	563
County Seat	Rockwell City
School District	South Central Calhoun Community School District

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About Lake City, Iowa

Lake City is a locality in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,731. The population density is 138.6 people per km². Lake City is located at 42.2675°N, 94.7339°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51449.

Lake City emerges from the vast, dark-soiled expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save the tall, rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean stalks. It lies 15.5 miles north-northeast of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 26°T), and is situated 10.2 miles south-southwest of Rockwell City. The land here acts as a slow, rhythmic tide of earth, pressing outward in every direction with a heavy, fertile stillness that seems to hold the light of the setting sun in the very grain of the dirt. Lake Creek winds its modest path just a mile away, a quiet artery that feeds the surrounding fields, while the distant, singular silhouette of Mount Moses occupies the far edge of the traveler’s view. Beyond the tilled acreage, the Rainbow Bend Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of wilder grasses and timbered hollows, providing a counterpoint to the orderly, industrious rows that dictate the character of the soil.

Lake City maintains a sturdy, unshowy existence rooted in the labor of the seasons and the quiet persistence of its residents. The economy draws its strength from this deep connection to the regional harvest, where the pace of life synchronizes with the planting and the reaping, fostering a culture of practical, grounded civility. While the Russell White Nature Trail invites a slower engagement with the flora seven miles from the center, and the waters of South Twin Lake offer a serene retreat fourteen miles away, the core of the experience remains in the town’s own deliberate, steady pulse. Here, the legacy of early settlers persists in the way the architecture anchors itself to the prairie, reflecting a heritage of hard work and a quiet, literate attention to the cycles of the earth that define the day-to-day life of the people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 0.0 mi, 357° N
Rainbow Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 198° S
Raccoon River Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 199° S
Hickory Grove Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 286° W
Reinart Bend (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 171° S
Buck Run Creek Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 177° S
Artesian Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 166° S
North Raccoon Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 166° S
White Horse Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 284° W
Black Hawk State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 281° W
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 019° N
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 15.6 mi, 206° SW
Lake View Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 281° W
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 280° W
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 277° W
Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 199° S
Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 309° NW
Fonda Opera House Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 345° N
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 087° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 235° SW
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 133° SE
Jefferson Telephone Company Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 134° SE
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 32.8 mi, 059° NE
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 076° E
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 075° E
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 35.3 mi, 317° NW
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 36.2 mi, 242° SW
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 100° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.3 mi, 343° N · 12k acres

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