Enter your search query in the box below.

Runnells Iowa Map

Explore Runnells, 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 Runnells, Iowa

How to Use This Runnells, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.511101
Longitude	-93.357432
Population	457
Density	426.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50237
Area Code	515
County Seat	Des Moines
School District	Southeast Polk Community School District

🌦 Goto Runnells Weather Page: Runnells, Iowa — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Runnells, Iowa

Runnells is a locality in Polk County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 457. The population density is 426.2 people per km². Runnells is located at 41.5111°N, 93.3574°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Runnells is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50237.

Runnells emerges from the vast expanse of the Iowa prairie as a quiet confluence of earth and sky, where the horizon stretches in an unbroken, rhythmic line of tilled fields. It lies 9.8 miles east-southeast of Pleasant Hill, IA (from Pleasant Hill, IA: bearing 121°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Carlisle. The landscape possesses a solemn gravity, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the seasons across the open plains and the subtle shadow cast by the Red Rock Wildlife Management Area that presses against the southern edge of the landscape. A mile to the west, the quiet path of Mud Creek carve its way through the soil, offering a slender vein of water that feeds the surrounding woodland. When the sun begins its descent, the light catches the golden stalks of corn and the deep green of soybean leaves, washing the entire plain in a bruised, amber glow that makes the air feel heavy with the weight of the coming night.

Runnells carries the quiet endurance of a settlement built upon the cycles of agriculture and the patient labor of those who work the dark, fertile loam. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a legacy of the German and Scandinavian settlers who first broke this ground to establish a life defined by unshowy, literate civility. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the presence of Waller Lake, situated three miles away, provides a stillness that mirrors the deliberate, measured pace of the people who call the area home. Life here is not marked by the clamor of industry but by the steady, persistent turning of the seasons, where the primary history is written in the rows of crops and the enduring connection to the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Red Rock Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 180° S
Runnells City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 269° W
Lowman Cemetery (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 348° N
Vandalia Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 036° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.6 mi, 060° NE · 12k acres
Camp Creek Miller-Rist (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 003° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.2 mi, 070° E · 12k acres
Yb Priest (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 292° W
Summerset Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 259° W
Banner Flats Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 247° SW
SEP Stadium (Stadium) — 7.6 mi, 321° NW
Banner Lakes At Summerset State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 245° SW
Barb Wire Point (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 282° W
Cattle Tie-Outs (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.3 mi, 300° NW
Richard L. Easter Museum Complex (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 301° NW
County School (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 301° NW
MidAmerican Energy Stage (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 300° NW
Butter Cow (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 300° NW
Model Railroad (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 299° NW
Snakes Alive (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 300° NW
Ye Old Mill (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 300° NW
Straw Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 299° NW
City Water Pump (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 211° SW
Halls of Law and Flame (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 300° NW
Sheriff Sam's Saloon Show (Theatre) — 12.2 mi, 322° NW
Monroe Model House (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 087° E
Monroe Township Founders Stone (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 086° E
Liz Lidgett Gallery & Design (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 292° W
Elk Rock State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 118° SE
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 14.7 mi, 227° SW

Latest News: Runnells

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News