New Providence Iowa Map
Explore New Providence, 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 New Providence, Iowa
How to Use This New Providence, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Providence, 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 New Providence.
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 | New Providence |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Hardin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.281096 |
| Longitude | -93.171592 |
| Population | 236 |
| Density | 91.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 50206 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| County Seat | Eldora |
| School District | Eldora-New Providence Community School District |
About New Providence, Iowa
New Providence is a locality in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 236. The population density is 91.2 people per km². New Providence is located at 42.2811°N, 93.1716°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Providence is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50206.New Providence emerges from the vast, planar geometry of the Iowa landscape, where the horizon serves as a clean, unwavering line drawn against the sky. It lies 20.9 miles northwest of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southwest of Eldora. The earth here is a deep, fertile black, tilled into infinite rows that catch the low-slung light of late afternoon, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle, rhythmic swells of the terrain. Two miles to the west, the quiet, meandering path of Honey Creek cuts through the silt, providing a thin ribbon of moisture that supports thickets of native flora and creates a sanctuary for local wildlife. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Mormon Ridge suggests a more rugged topography far to the horizon, the immediate vicinity remains defined by the expansive, open prairie, where the air feels heavy with the scent of drying stalks and the promise of a coming frost.
Settlers arrived in New Providence with a quiet tenacity, establishing a rhythm of life that remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of soybean and corn production. This agrarian economy dictates the pace of the days, shifting from the frantic, dust-choked activity of harvest to the profound, snow-muffled stillness of winter. Residents often find respite in the simple, managed greenery of Reece Memorial Park, a place that offers a brief pause from the relentless scale of the surrounding fields. Though the influence of the region's Scandinavian and German heritage persists in the architecture and the reserved, civil character of the populace, New Providence remains a place of singular focus, where the work of the land informs the quiet, literate civility of the people who call it home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Reece Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 203° SW
- C.F. Long Memorial Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 093° E
- David Bates Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 102° E
- Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 034° NE
- Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 6.7 mi, 034° NE
- Hilker WIldlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 222° SW
- Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 039° NE
- Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 035° NE
- Fallen Rock State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 027° NE
- Ruby Woodland (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 017° N
- Radcliffe Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 280° W
- Marietta Sand Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 151° SE
- Union Depot (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 345° N
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 344° N
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 343° N
- Dow House (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 344° N
- The Depot (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 178° S
- Erickson Park Monument (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 245° SW
- Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 253° W
- Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 22.7 mi, 144° SE
- Union Grove State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 114° SE
- Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 27.8 mi, 235° SW
- Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 28.7 mi, 232° SW
- Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 233° SW
- Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.2 mi, 237° SW
- Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 232° SW
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 248° W
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.0 mi, 124° SE · 24k acres
- Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.3 mi, 186° S · 12k acres
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About This New Providence Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Providence, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.281096, -93.171592. 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 New Providence includes the ZIP code (50206), telephone area code (515), county seat of Hardin County (Eldora), and school district assignment (Eldora-New Providence 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. |
