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Percival Iowa Map

Explore Percival, 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 Percival, Iowa

How to Use This Percival, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.74889
Longitude	-95.813613
Population	53
Density	46.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	51648
Area Code	641
County Seat	Sidney
School District	Sidney Community School District

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About Percival, Iowa

Percival is a locality in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 53. The population density is 46.5 people per km². Percival is located at 40.7489°N, 95.8136°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51648.

Percival occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri River valley, where the horizon stretches wide across flat, fertile plains. It lies 35.5 miles south of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 176°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-northeast of Nebraska City. The land here is defined by the heavy, dark soil that yields vast rows of corn and soybeans, stretching toward the Loess Hills that rise like a serrated spine on the western edge of the landscape. Nearby, the water of West Benton Ditch navigates the low ground with a sluggish, deliberate pace, while the presence of the Percival I-29 Wildlife Management Area provides a quiet sanctuary for migratory birds that mark the changing seasons. As the sun dips toward the distant King Hill, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the dust kicked up from the fields and illuminating the stark, utilitarian geometry of the surrounding farms.

Percival remains a place where the economy is tethered to the slow turn of the harvest and the deep, silent work of the earth. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of agricultural labor and the modest, sturdy architecture of the homesteads that dot the plains. A short distance away, the quiet stillness of Liebold Lake reflects the expansive sky, offering a contrast to the industrious, rhythmic pulse of the nearby agricultural operations. For those seeking the measured pace of the land, the Arbor Lodge Trail provides a path through the quiet woodlands, while Dutch Hollow sits in the distance as a reminder of the subtle, ancient shifts in the terrain. Life in Percival moves with the seasons, grounded by a stoic, unshowy civility that recognizes the strength required to cultivate this demanding, beautiful soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Percival I-29 Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 006° N
Copeland Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 327° NW
Riverview State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 206° SW
Waubonsie Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 186° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 203° SW
Old Freighters Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 209° SW
Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 207° SW
Earth Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 190° S
Osage Orange Grove (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 214° SW
J. Sterling Morton Monument (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 214° SW
Steinhart Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 212° SW
Waubonsie State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 131° SE
Fremont County Historical Society (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 090° E
Sinister Sidney (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 090° E
Cass County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 348° N
Memory Lane Museum Complex (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 296° NW
PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 167° S
Peru State College Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 168° S
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 20.2 mi, 017° N
Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.9 mi, 011° N
Oto Mission Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 345° N
Woodland Fairy Tea Party (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 343° N
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 161° S
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 161° S
Platte River State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 309° NW
Summit (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 343° N

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