Lansing Iowa Map
Explore Lansing, 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 Lansing, Iowa
How to Use This Lansing, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lansing, 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 Lansing.
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 | Lansing |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Allamakee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.362198 |
| Longitude | -91.21652 |
| Population | 968 |
| Density | 350.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 52151 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | Waukon |
| School District | Eastern Allamakee Community School District |
About Lansing, Iowa
Lansing is a locality in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 968. The population density is 350.9 people per km². Lansing is located at 43.3622°N, 91.2165°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lansing is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52151.Lansing rises from the jagged limestone bluffs that define the northeastern edge of the state, where the massive, slow-moving Mississippi River carves a deep trench through the landscape. It lies 21.0 miles west-northwest of Crawford, WI (from Crawford, WI: bearing 292°T), and is situated 14.5 miles east-northeast of Waukon. The terrain here avoids the monotonous flatness of the interior, instead offering a verticality that draws the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Howarth Ridge. At the base of these heights, the water of Lake Winneshiek pools in quiet, reflective stillness, mirroring the shifting colors of the timbered slopes. Throughout the year, the Lansing Station Access offers a point of entry into this rugged environment, where the air often carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth and river-bottom cedar.
Lansing maintains a quiet, deliberate pace that reflects its history as a strategic waypoint for river transport and the steady labor of the surrounding agricultural lands. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the seasons, tethered to the harvest of corn and soybeans that blanket the high ground, while the architecture of the streets echoes the craftsmanship of the German and Scandinavian settlers who first laid out the town. In the quiet hours of late afternoon, the light catches the limestone foundations of older buildings, grounding the present in a tangible sense of continuity. Whether watching the current of the Mississippi River or looking toward the depths of Bates Hollow, there is a persistent, literate civility here, a recognition that life is best measured by the subtle changes in the landscape and the steady, unshowy work of those who call the place home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Museum of River History (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 187° S
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.6 mi, 015° N · 274k acres
- Village Creek Area Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 153° SE
- Clear Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 263° W
- Lansing Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 324° NW
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 020° N
- Rush Creek Streambank Protection Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 066° NE
- Patrick Joseph Lucey (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 100° E
- Battle of Bad Axe (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 001° N
- Black Hawk's Outpost (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 017° N
- Cedar Point (Viewpoint) — 13.4 mi, 185° S
- Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 17.5 mi, 175° S · 2,460 acres
- Rattler Cairn (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 345° N
- Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 18.6 mi, 174° S
- 5-column Rock (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 075° E
- Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.1 mi, 211° SW · 2,440 acres
- Viva Gallery (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 051° NE
- Historic Temple Theatre (Cinema) — 21.2 mi, 051° NE
- Vernon County Historical Society (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 051° NE
- Fur Trade Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 172° S
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About This Lansing Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lansing, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.362198, -91.21652. 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 Lansing includes the ZIP code (52151), telephone area code (712), county seat of Allamakee County (Waukon), and school district assignment (Eastern Allamakee 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. |
