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Numa Iowa Map

Explore Numa, 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 Numa, Iowa

How to Use This Numa, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.688068
Longitude	-92.97798
Population	68
Density	58.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52544
Area Code	712
County Seat	Centerville
School District	Centerville Community School District

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About Numa, Iowa

Numa is a locality in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 58.9 people per km². Numa is located at 40.6881°N, 92.9780°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Numa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52544.

Numa sits amidst an expanse of tilled earth where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the silhouettes of grain elevators and the occasional stand of timber. It lies 37.5 miles southwest of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 232°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-southwest of Centerville. Cooper Creek carves a thin, darkened ribbon through the periphery of the fields, its banks shaded by sycamores that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate rows of soybean and corn, the terrain shifts into the subtle, rhythmic swells of the prairie, a landscape that demands a quiet attention to the changing colors of the seasons. To the far west, the distant reach of the White Oak Ridge offers a faint, jagged suggestion of elevation, though here the ground remains grounded and vast, defined by the slow drift of clouds over the open plain.

Numa persists as a quiet testament to the enduring labor of those who broke the sod and organized the early agrarian life of the region. The economy remains tethered to the quality of the soil and the cycles of the harvest, echoing the traditions of settlers who arrived with deep roots in Scandinavian and German craftsmanship. Residents often find their way to the Upper City Reservoir for a moment of stillness, as the water provides a reflective pause in the steady, industrious work of the day. Life in Numa moves with a deliberate, unadorned civility, where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the families who continue to work the land under the expansive, clear Iowa sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 354° N
Upper City Reservoir (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 081° E
Lower City Reservoir (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 072° E
Ross Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 164° S
Unknown Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 050° NE
Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 061° NE
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 061° NE
Fairgrounds Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 055° NE
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 059° NE
Fuller Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 015° N
Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 103° E
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 352° N
Rathbun Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 006° N
Rathbun Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 009° N
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 008° N
Honey Creek Resort (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 013° N
Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 089° E
Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 030° NE
Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 285° W
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 21.6 mi, 357° N
Gone West Memorial (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 045° NE
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 30.4 mi, 165° S
Marion Township History (Monument) — 31.5 mi, 247° SW
Curtis King (Monument) — 37.1 mi, 040° NE
Saint John Auditorium (Theatre) — 39.2 mi, 051° NE
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 39.9 mi, 149° SE
Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 40.3 mi, 149° SE
Slip Bluff Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 45.9 mi, 267° W
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 48.1 mi, 300° NW
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 49.3 mi, 003° N

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