Explore Randolph, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Randolph, 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 Randolph.
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 | Randolph |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Fremont County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.873055 |
| Longitude | -95.566385 |
| Population | 189 |
| Density | 243.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 51649 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| County Seat | Sidney |
| School District | Fremont-Mills Community School District |
Randolph emerges from the vast, tilled expanse of southwestern Iowa as a quiet convergence of dark soil and open sky. It lies 30.9 miles south-southeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 150°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east-southeast of Plattsmouth. Deer Creek cuts a deliberate, winding path through the local topography, its presence marked by the silver-green willow and cottonwood that cling to the banks where the land dips toward the water. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the horizon is defined by the heavy, loess-rich swells of the landscape, where the sun at dusk turns the fields of corn and soybean into a shifting sea of bronze and deep emerald. The air here holds a distinct, dry clarity, carrying the scent of turned earth and the persistent, low-frequency hum of insects that define the long, golden afternoons of the plains.
History in Randolph remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, an economy built upon the stubborn productivity of the prairie floor and the generations who have worked it with a stoic, unshowy diligence. Nearby, the Lake Shawtee Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, offering a stillness that contrasts with the mechanical pulse of the local machinery during the autumn gathering. For those seeking the wider geography of the region, the Wabash Trace Nature Trail offers a path through the quiet corridors of the countryside, while the distant, hazy silhouette of King Hill anchors the view to the west. Life in Randolph persists with a literate, grounded civility, a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow rotation of the seasons across the wide, uncrowded Iowa horizon.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Randolph, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.873055, -95.566385. 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 Randolph includes the ZIP code (51649), telephone area code (641), county seat of Fremont County (Sidney), and school district assignment (Fremont-Mills 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. |