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Manning Iowa Map

Explore Manning, 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 Manning, Iowa

How to Use This Manning, Iowa Map

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

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.

CityManning
StateIowa (IA)
CountyCarroll County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.909153
Longitude-95.064992
Population1,455
Density226.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code51455
Area Code563
County SeatCarroll
School DistrictIKM-Manning Community School District

About Manning, Iowa

Manning is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,455. The population density is 226.9 people per km². Manning is located at 41.9092°N, 95.0650°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manning is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51455.

Manning emerges from the expansive horizon as a quiet convergence of fertile earth and disciplined agriculture. It lies 14.9 miles southwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 223°T), and is situated 16.7 miles east-southeast of Denison. The West Nishnabotna River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters tracing the low-lying veins of a region defined by the rhythmic cycle of corn and soybean cultivation. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain swells into a series of long, gradual slopes, hinting at the proximity of the Loess Hills that anchor the western edge of the state. Willow Creek Park offers a quiet sanctuary of native grasses and timber just a mile from the center, providing a natural pause in an otherwise industrious expanse of orderly rows. When the sun descends, the light catches the dust motes above the tilled soil, casting a singular, deep amber glow that seems to hold the very heat of the day in suspension against the cooling prairie air.

Manning preserves a distinct cultural inheritance shaped by the German and Scandinavian families who cleared the sod and organized the early settlement. The economy remains tethered to the vitality of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent, vertical sentinels over the daily commerce of the region. Local life maintains a steady, unshowy civility, where the weight of historical labor is still felt in the deliberate pace of the streets and the preservation of heritage architecture. While the Upper Nish Habitat Trail provides a distant corridor for those looking to traverse the wider landscape, the residents find their own rhythm in the seasonal shifts of the harvest and the persistent, literate quietude of their daily affairs. It is a place that demands little attention but rewards the observant traveler with the sight of a landscape that has been carefully, persistently coaxed into abundance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Willow Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 108° E
  • Hausbarn (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 110° E
  • Great Western Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 218° SW
  • West Botna Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 028° NE
  • Upper'nish' Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 224° SW
  • V&w Petersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 252° W
  • Cen + Ten Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 222° SW
  • War Memorial (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 352° N
  • Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 053° NE
  • John James Audubon Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 152° SE
  • Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 14.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Schrader Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 340° N
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 153° SE
  • Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.6 mi, 297° NW
  • General Store Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 181° S
  • White Rock Conservancy (Conservation Area) — 20.5 mi, 107° E
  • Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 199° S
  • Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.5 mi, 216° SW
  • Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 222° SW
  • Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 002° N
  • White Horse Access (State Recreation Area) — 27.5 mi, 017° N
  • Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 002° N
  • The Booster Buck (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 262° W
  • McClean Museum (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 262° W
  • Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 30.0 mi, 034° NE
  • Springbrook State Park (State Park) — 31.5 mi, 107° E
  • Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 35.0 mi, 176° S
  • Moorhead Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 40.4 mi, 271° W
  • Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.5 mi, 243° SW · 16k acres
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.3 mi, 235° SW · 7,936 acres

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About This Manning Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manning, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.909153, -95.064992. 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 Manning includes the ZIP code (51455), telephone area code (563), county seat of Carroll County (Carroll), and school district assignment (IKM-Manning 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.