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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	Van Buren 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	Keosauqua
School District	Central Springs Community School District

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About Plymouth, Iowa

Plymouth is a locality in Van Buren 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 the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened by the clutter of distant peaks. It lies 22.6 miles west of Fort Madison, IA (from Fort Madison, IA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 16.2 miles north of Kahoka. The Des Moines River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its dark, steady current serving as a silent witness to the seasonal shifts of the surrounding fields. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust of late summer harvest or the brittle, pale stalks of corn standing against a bruised, winter-gray sky. Those seeking to move through the terrain find their way along the Indian Lake Park Trail, a narrow artery that winds through the brush and tall grasses, connecting the traveler to the stillness of the earth. The nearby Shimek State Forest offers a dense, protective canopy of hardwoods, providing a stark contrast to the open, tilled acreage that defines the broader view.

Plymouth remains a place where the economy is tethered to the patient rhythm of the soil and the cycles of agricultural production. Generations of families have anchored their lives here, inheriting a legacy of industry that favors resilience over spectacle and quiet labor over public acclaim. The town holds its history in the modest architecture of its streets and the unshowy, literate civility of its inhabitants, who carry the heritage of their forebears with a grounded sense of belonging. While the pace of life remains slow, the presence of the Des Moines River ensures that the land remains productive and connected to the broader, fertile geography of the state. Outside of the immediate reach of the town, the land rolls toward the distance, where the silhouette of Bryan Hill occasionally punctuates the flat, expansive sky, grounding the viewer in the simple, enduring reality of the plains.

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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