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Pleasant Plain Iowa Map

Explore Pleasant Plain, 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 Pleasant Plain, Iowa

How to Use This Pleasant Plain, Iowa Map

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

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	Pleasant Plain
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.14724
Longitude	-91.85906
Population	84
Density	32.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52540
Area Code	712
County Seat	Fairfield
School District	Fairfield Community School District

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About Pleasant Plain, Iowa

Pleasant Plain is a locality in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 32.0 people per km². Pleasant Plain is located at 41.1472°N, 91.8591°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pleasant Plain is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52540.

Pleasant Plain unfolds across a vast, uninterrupted expanse of Iowa farmland where the horizon remains a clean, unbroken line against the sky. It lies 30.1 miles east-northeast of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 11.0 miles north-northeast of Fairfield. The landscape is defined by the persistent, rhythmic geometry of tilled soil, where rows of corn and soybeans stretch toward the periphery in a quiet, seasonal pulse. Moisture gathers in the low-lying hollows near Burr Oak Creek, a narrow waterway that marks the land with its subtle, meandering presence just a mile from the center of the grid. During the late afternoon, the light here takes on a pale, amber quality, softening the sharp edges of the farm equipment and long, weathered barns that define the physical character of the region.

Pleasant Plain carries the quiet weight of a settlement founded on the steady labor of agriculture, maintaining a pace dictated by the harvest and the changing seasons. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding soil, though residents often look toward the nearby Lake Darling State Park for a brief respite among the timber and managed trails. Only three miles away, the waters of Lake Darling provide a still, reflective contrast to the busy, industrious fields that dominate the local economy. There is an unshowy, literate civility in the way the residents move through their day, a composure earned through generations of tending to the land and recognizing the value of a well-kept fence and a productive acre.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Darling State Park (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 340° N
Livingston Timber (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 212° SW
Brighton Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 034° NE
Brinton Timber (Local Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 357° N
Rubio Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 327° NW
Skunk River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 320° NW
Pool Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 286° W
Waterworks Park (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 211° SW
Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 211° SW
Festival Hall (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 212° SW
Sockum Ridge Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 066° NE
Johnny Clock Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 155° SE
The Art House (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 210° SW
Conger House Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 041° NE
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 20.2 mi, 128° SE
Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 299° NW
Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 129° SE
Midwest Old Threshers Heritage Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 129° SE
Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 032° NE
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 190° S
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 30.3 mi, 253° W
Curtis King (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 265° W
Marcus Sycamore Cinema (Cinema) — 38.7 mi, 028° NE
Iowa City Pedestrian Mall (Attraction) — 39.2 mi, 025° NE
Brush and Barrel (Arts Centre) — 39.3 mi, 021° N
Coral Ridge Ice Arena (Stadium) — 39.8 mi, 020° N
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel (Attraction) — 41.3 mi, 023° NE
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 42.4 mi, 123° SE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.4 mi, 348° N · 24k acres
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.6 mi, 160° S · 10k acres

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