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Plainfield Iowa Map

Explore Plainfield, 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 Plainfield, Iowa

How to Use This Plainfield, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.847478
Longitude	-92.53713
Population	393
Density	452.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50666
Area Code	319
County Seat	Waverly
School District	Nashua-Plainfield Community School District

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About Plainfield, Iowa

Plainfield is a locality in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 393. The population density is 452.9 people per km². Plainfield is located at 42.8475°N, 92.5371°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Plainfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50666.

Plainfield emerges from the vast, hushed expanse of the Iowa prairie as a collection of structures held together by the quiet gravity of the earth. It lies 9.0 miles north-northwest of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 340°T), and is situated 16.6 miles south-southeast of Charles City. Beyond the immediate grid, the horizon stretches in long, unbroken lines, where the sky claims a vast portion of the visual field and filters light through a fine, dusty haze that turns the evening clouds into bruised shades of violet. The proximity of the Cedar River, winding its way through the landscape just a mile to the east, provides a subtle, rhythmic pulse to the environment, drawing life toward its wooded banks. Residents often find their way to North Cedar Park, where the land retains a wilder, uncultivated character that contrasts with the relentless geometry of the surrounding fields.

Plainfield carries the weight of a settlement founded on the stubborn endurance of agricultural labor, a heritage that persists in the deep, dark soil that dictates the local economy. The rhythms of the seasons—planting, cultivating, and harvest—act as the silent clock for those who live and work here, grounding the collective identity in the tangible cycle of crops. While the distant, rolling features of the topography suggest a land shaped by ancient glacial movements, the immediate reality remains one of hard-won utility and modest, literate civility. Life in Plainfield moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a culture that values the quietude of the plains and the unshowy persistence of a community that has quietly maintained its corner of the state for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Cedar Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 036° NE
Woods Pasture (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 112° E
J.J. Lyons and Sons Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 124° SE
Cedar Bend Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 163° S
Nashua Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 001° N
Chickasaw County Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 004° N
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 161° S
Dancing St. Francis (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 161° S
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 162° S
Bremer County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 160° S
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 158° S
Upper Wapsi Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 050° NE
Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 086° E
Butler County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 284° W
Floyd County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 334° NW
Fall's Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 173° S
Marble Rock Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 296° NW
Pioneer Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 296° NW
George Wyth State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 165° S
Overman Park (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 168° S
Dumont Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 253° W
McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 155° SE
Eeki Eeki Escape (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 157° SE
Wakani Whirl (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 158° S
Sea Swell (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 157° SE
Zulawa Wave (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 157° SE
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 33.2 mi, 336° NW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.4 mi, 041° NE · 2,440 acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.4 mi, 085° E · 274k acres

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