Plymouth Iowa Map
Explore Plymouth, 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 Plymouth, Iowa
How to Use This Plymouth, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.
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 | Plymouth |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Cerro Gordo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.246394 |
| Longitude | -93.123281 |
| Population | 375 |
| Density | 328.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 52626, 50464 |
| Area Code | 712, 515 |
| County Seat | Mason City |
| School District | Central Springs Community School District |
About Plymouth, Iowa
Plymouth is a locality in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 375. The population density is 328.3 people per km². Plymouth is located at 43.2464°N, 93.1233°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Plymouth is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52626, 50464.Plymouth occupies a quiet expanse of north-central Iowa where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Beaver Creek as it carves a slow path through the loamy earth. It lies 7.5 miles north-northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 14.9 miles east-northeast of Clear Lake. The landscape surrounding Plymouth consists of vast, orderly grids of soybean and corn that catch the low autumn light, turning the fields into a deep, burnished bronze before the frost settles. Within the immediate vicinity, Strand Park provides a modest green refuge where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and turning leaves, offering a grounded perspective on the open prairie that defines this stretch of the Midwest.
History in Plymouth remains tied to the cycles of the harvest and the patient labor of those who first broke this heavy soil, establishing a legacy of agrarian endurance that persists in the quiet economy of the region. The cultural character of the locale reflects a sturdy, unshowy civility, where the pace of life follows the seasonal requirements of the surrounding farmland rather than the frantic tempo of distant industrial centers. While the wider geography features the distant rise of Pilot Knob, the daily reality here is one of manageable scale and steady, predictable rhythms. Whether watching the shadows lengthen across the stubbled fields or observing the subtle movement of the creek, one finds in Plymouth a sense of permanence that honors the quiet, persistent work of the land.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Strand Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 048° NE
- Plymouth Pits Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 036° NE
- Shellrock Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 008° N
- Wilkinson Pioneer Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 145° SE
- Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 307° NW
- Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 303° NW
- Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 219° SW
- Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 6.2 mi, 215° SW
- Northwestern Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 217° SW
- Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 209° SW
- Civil War Monument (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 211° SW
- Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 211° SW
- Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 210° SW
- Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 210° SW
- Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 318° NW
- Hanlontown Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 290° W
- Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 341° N
- Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 341° N
- Fossil & Prairie Park State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 154° SE
- Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 080° E
- Watts Theater (Cinema) — 15.9 mi, 081° E
- Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 235° SW
- Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 297° NW
- Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 355° N
- Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 26.1 mi, 273° W
- Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 30.4 mi, 012° N
- Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 32.3 mi, 339° N
- McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 48.3 mi, 138° SE
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.1 mi, 253° W · 12k acres
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About This Plymouth Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plymouth, Iowa. Coordinates: 43.246394, -93.123281. 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 Plymouth includes the ZIP code (52626, 50464), telephone area code (712, 515), county seat of Cerro Gordo County (Mason City), and school district assignment (Central Springs 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. |
