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Mitchellville Iowa Map

Explore Mitchellville, 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 Mitchellville, Iowa

How to Use This Mitchellville, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.6686
Longitude	-93.357709
Population	2,485
Density	380.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50169
Area Code	515
County Seat	Des Moines
School District	Southeast Polk Community School District

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About Mitchellville, Iowa

Mitchellville is a locality in Polk County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,485. The population density is 380.4 people per km². Mitchellville is located at 41.6686°N, 93.3577°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mitchellville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50169.

Mitchellville emerges from the broad, flat expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything but the vertical reach of grain elevators and the occasional line of wind-bent cottonwoods. It lies 5.8 miles east-northeast of Altoona, IA (from Altoona, IA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-southeast of Bondurant.

The landscape here is defined by the steady, rhythmic labor of the plow, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching out in geometric precision toward the distant, hazy edges of the county. A quietude hangs in the air, particularly near the wooded corridors of Camp Creek, where the water cuts a modest, winding path through the heavy soil. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, amber weight, turning the dust kicked up by farm machinery into a hazy, golden veil that softens the harsh lines of the machinery and the rigid fences. Residents often seek the shaded, quiet expanse of Thomas Mitchell Park to witness how the shadows lengthen across the tall grass, a reminder that the land remains the primary architect of the local experience.

Mitchellville traces its origins to the mid-nineteenth century, serving as a waypoint for those moving across the interior of the continent, and it retains a sense of purpose forged in the era of westward expansion. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, though the modern rhythm of the place is increasingly influenced by its proximity to larger hubs of commerce and education. A distinct, unshowy civility defines the social landscape, where the legacy of early settlers is reflected in the plain, sturdy architecture of the older streets. While the nearest water of any significant scale is Dean Lake, the life of the inhabitants is governed more by the cycles of the seasons and the shifting colors of the crops than by any distant reservoir. People here move with an intentional, measured pace, recognizing that their identity is as much a product of the soil beneath their boots as it is of the history that continues to inform their daily industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Thomas Mitchell Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 210° SW
Tm Overlin (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 205° SW
Colfax Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 080° E
Chichaqua Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 360° N
Chichaqua Valley Trail (State Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 337° NW
Oswalt Bridge Access (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 067° NE
Hoffman Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 073° E
US Highway 65 Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 302° NW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.1 mi, 150° SE · 12k acres
Camp Creek Miller-Rist (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 179° S
Gay Lea Wilson Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 255° W
SEP Stadium (Stadium) — 6.9 mi, 224° SW
Galleon (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 262° W
The Clipper (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 262° W
Giant Sky Wheel (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 262° W
G-Force (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 262° W
American Puppet Theater (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 262° W
Sheriff Sam's Saloon Show (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 261° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.1 mi, 151° SE · 12k acres
Richard L. Easter Museum Complex (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 243° SW
County School (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 243° SW
Cattle Tie-Outs (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.1 mi, 242° SW
Halls of Law and Flame (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 244° SW
Straw Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 243° SW
Shelly Dunham Memorial (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 293° NW
Site of Camp Burnside 1862 (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 246° SW
The Pinnacle (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 247° SW
Barb Wire Point (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 231° SW
Liz Lidgett Gallery & Design (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 248° W
Jasper County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 085° E

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