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Sac City Iowa Map

Explore Sac City, 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 Sac City, Iowa

How to Use This Sac City, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.422203
Longitude	-94.989711
Population	2,063
Density	162.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50583
Area Code	319
County Seat	Sac City
School District	East Sac County Community School District

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About Sac City, Iowa

Sac City is a locality in Sac County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,063. The population density is 162.7 people per km². Sac City is located at 42.4222°N, 94.9897°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sac City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50583.

Sac City emerges from the expansive horizon as a quiet confluence of earth and water, defined by the steady, persistent carve of the North Raccoon River. It lies 18.8 miles southeast of Storm Lake, IA (from Storm Lake, IA: bearing 143°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west of Rockwell City. The surrounding terrain stretches out in a vast, rhythmic geometry of tilled soil, where the dark, fertile loam of the prairie supports a seasonal cycle of corn and soybean that colors the landscape from emerald to a deep, autumnal bronze. Light here possesses a singular, clarifying weight, especially as the sun descends toward the distant, faint rise of Gun Shot Hill, casting long, lean shadows across the fields. Only a mile away, the Sac City Access provides a quiet sanctuary where the river’s movement slows, allowing the stillness of the inland plains to settle into the tall grasses and the dense, protective stands of cottonwood and willow.

History in Sac City remains anchored in the stubborn industry of the midwestern frontier, where the labor of the land has long dictated the tempo of daily existence. The economy continues to draw its strength from the cycles of the harvest, echoing the industrious spirit of the pioneers who first recognized the potential of these river-adjacent plains. Life maintains a deliberate pace, unburdened by the frantic pulse of larger centers, allowing a certain literate civility to thrive in the quiet corners of the streets. Residents often look toward the nearby waters of Black Hawk Lake for recreation, yet the true character of the place is found in the everyday persistence of its commerce and the way the town remains attentive to the changing sky. It is a place of modest, enduring architecture, where the legacy of its founders is maintained not through grand monuments, but through the consistent care given to the fields and the steady, reliable flow of the river that binds the neighborhood to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 112° E
Sac City Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 167° S
Lubek Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 333° NW
Sac City Wetland Complex (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 236° SW
Hagge County Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 181° S
McDonald Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 335° NW
Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 216° SW
Kiowa Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 270° W
Sac County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 214° SW
Burrow's Pond Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 300° NW
Black Hawk State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 189° S
Lake View Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 199° S
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 199° S
White Horse Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 151° SE
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 199° S
Fonda Opera House Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 034° NE
Odebolt Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 241° SW
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 16.9 mi, 129° SE
Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 327° NW
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 079° E
Living Heritage Tree Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 324° NW
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 18.7 mi, 323° NW
War Memorial (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 193° S
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 25.5 mi, 166° S
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 33.7 mi, 214° SW
Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 36.2 mi, 294° NW
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 40.8 mi, 275° W
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 41.6 mi, 081° E
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 46.1 mi, 093° E
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 46.6 mi, 092° E

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