Explore Lawler, 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 Lawler, 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 Lawler.
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 | Lawler |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Chickasaw County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.07053 |
| Longitude | -92.150172 |
| Population | 406 |
| Density | 165.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 52154 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | New Hampton |
| School District | Turkey Valley Community School District |
Lawler emerges from the horizon as a collection of low-slung rooftops and grain elevators rising above the vast, tilled expanse of northeastern Iowa. It lies 29.0 miles northeast of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of New Hampton. The landscape surrounding Lawler consists of broad, open fields where the dark, fertile soil dictates the rhythm of the seasons, stretching toward the quiet meanderings of Simpson Creek. Beneath the expansive prairie sky, the light at dusk takes on a heavy, golden quality, catching the dust of late harvest and softening the sharp edges of the machinery parked at the edge of the fields. To the west, the land occasionally gives way to the subtle, uneven terrain that hints at the geological shifts of the region, while the cool, shaded canopy of Carroll-Gwynne Woods offers a dense, silent contrast to the relentless geometry of the surrounding farmland.
Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of the local economy, with the cyclical labor of corn and soybean cultivation defining the daily lives of those who inhabit these plains. The history of Lawler is deeply rooted in the nineteenth-century expansion that brought settlers to these interior reaches, leaving a legacy of sturdy, utilitarian architecture that prioritizes function over ornamental display. Residents often look toward the wider world from the quietude of their porches, maintaining a stoic, literate civility that persists despite the isolation of the open country. While the nearest recreational waters like Lake Meyer remain a distant destination for weekend reflection, the people here find their own measure of peace in the predictable, unshowy endurance of a life built directly upon the land.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lawler, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.07053, -92.150172. 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 Lawler includes the ZIP code (52154), telephone area code (712), county seat of Chickasaw County (New Hampton), and school district assignment (Turkey Valley 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. |