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Neola Iowa Map

Explore Neola, 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 Neola, Iowa

How to Use This Neola, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.448882
Longitude	-95.615562
Population	918
Density	559.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51559
Area Code	641
County Seat	Council Bluffs
School District	Tri-Center Community School District

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About Neola, Iowa

Neola is a locality in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 918. The population density is 559.1 people per km². Neola is located at 41.4489°N, 95.6156°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Neola is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51559.

Neola occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa landscape, where the earth rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of fertile loam. It lies 18.1 miles northeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 44°T), and is situated 19.1 miles northeast of Carter Lake. Neola Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through this terrain, its waters reflecting the vast, pale sky that dominates the horizon. To the west, the land transitions into the distinct, wind-blown silt of the Loess Hills, which stand as a silent, undulating barricade against the flatter plains. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, casting elongated shadows across the tilled fields and turning the golden stalks of corn into dark, rhythmic silhouettes that pulse in the evening breeze. A mile away, the wooded acreage of Arrowhead Park provides a refuge of oak and hickory, offering a dense, cool contrast to the wide, open spaces of the surrounding agricultural grid.

Neola emerged from the iron and steam of the nineteenth century, its identity deeply tethered to the expansion of the rail lines that once pulsed through the prairie. While the economy remains anchored in the stubborn, seasonal cycle of soybeans and corn, the local character retains a reserved, unshowy civility inherited from the German and Scandinavian settlers who first broke the sod. Residents maintain a steady pace of life, one defined by the mechanical hum of tractors and the quiet, literate stillness of a place accustomed to the changing seasons. Those seeking a connection to the craftsmanship of the past often venture out toward the Rock Island Old Stone Arch Trail, where the remnants of masonry stand as quiet artifacts of a bygone era of engineering. Even as the modern world encroaches, the rhythm of existence in Neola remains dictated by the soil and the slow, inevitable turning of the harvest calendar.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Arrowhead Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 134° SE
B-B Town Ball Field (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 305° NW
Hitchcock Nature Area (Local Park) — 12.3 mi, 261° W
Smith Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 224° SW
Old Town Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 292° W
Nishna Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 130° SE
Word of Honor (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 180° S
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 178° S
Historic General Store (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 308° NW
Log Cabin (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 308° NW
South Building (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 308° NW
Great Plains Wing Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 210° SW
Museum of Religious Arts (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 317° NW
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.8 mi, 270° W · 7,936 acres
Lewis and Clark Monument Park (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 231° SW
Kinsman Monument (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 225° SW
Lewis and Clark Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 271° W
Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel) (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 224° SW
Council Bluffs Riverfront (State Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 230° SW
Union Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 223° SW
RailsWest Railroad Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 221° SW
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 281° W · 16k acres
Wilson Island State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.9 mi, 275° W
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 048° NE
Lake Manawa State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 215° SW
Ruth Sokolof Theater (Cinema) — 20.8 mi, 233° SW
Old Market Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 231° SW
Gifford Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.9 mi, 213° SW
Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 22.4 mi, 062° NE

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