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Princeton Iowa Map

Explore Princeton, 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 Princeton, Iowa

How to Use This Princeton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.669459
Longitude	-90.357597
Population	923
Density	109.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	52768, 52753
Area Code	712
County Seat	Davenport
School District	North Scott Community School District

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About Princeton, Iowa

Princeton is a locality in Scott County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 923. The population density is 109.3 people per km². Princeton is located at 41.6695°N, 90.3576°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Princeton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52768, 52753.

Princeton emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the interior plains, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a profound, unadorned clarity. It lies 13.8 miles northeast of Bettendorf, IA (from Bettendorf, IA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north of Le Claire. Whiskey Run Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the earth here, its presence marked by the deepening of the soil and the thickening of grasses that lean toward the water’s edge. At Clemens Park, the land offers a brief, deliberate pause in the cultivated order of the landscape, providing a space where the wind carries the dry, sweet scent of maturing corn and the low, steady hum of the season’s cycle. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber layers, turning the vast, tilled acreage into a muted mosaic of bronze and deep ochre that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated.

Princeton remains defined by the patient labor of those who work the surrounding soil, a place where the economy is tethered to the slow, predictable rhythm of the harvest. History here is written in the sturdy architecture of farmsteads and the quiet persistence of families who have long looked toward the horizon for their livelihood, maintaining a culture of unshowy, literate civility. While Hagenson Pond remains a distant, quiet reflection of the sky five miles away, the character of the locality is anchored firmly in the immediate, tangible reality of the prairie. Life moves with an internal, steady cadence, unburdened by the noise of distant urban centers, reflecting a heritage that values the weight of a hand’s work and the simple, enduring dignity of a life lived close to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Water Tower Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 085° E
Old School Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 067° NE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 124° SE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.3 mi, 051° NE · 274k acres
Princeton Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 024° NE
Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 268° W
Ben Martinson Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 355° N
World War Memorial (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 166° S
LeClaire, IA 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 183° S
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 171° S
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 171° S
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 198° S
Mississippi River - Moline (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 197° S
Memorial Hill (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 288° W
Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 034° NE
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 032° NE
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 263° W
Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 212° SW
"bling" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 213° SW
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 175° S
Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 319° NW
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 222° SW
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 221° SW
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 036° NE
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 232° SW
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 144° SE
Norrish Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 064° NE
Wildcat Den State Park (State Park) — 29.7 mi, 242° SW
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 35.3 mi, 004° N · 3,776 acres
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.1 mi, 218° SW · 24k acres

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