Salem Iowa Map
Explore Salem, 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 Salem, Iowa
How to Use This Salem, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Salem, 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 Salem.
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 | Salem |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Henry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.852808 |
| Longitude | -91.620161 |
| Population | 394 |
| Density | 243.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 52649 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | Mount Pleasant |
| School District | Mount Pleasant Community School District |
About Salem, Iowa
Salem is a locality in Henry County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 394. The population density is 243.0 people per km². Salem is located at 40.8528°N, 91.6202°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Salem is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52649.Salem stretches across the high, fertile plains of Iowa, where the horizon pulls the sky taut over endless rows of tilled earth. It lies 22.2 miles northwest of Fort Madison, IA (from Fort Madison, IA: bearing 314°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southwest of Mount Pleasant. The land is defined by a slow, deliberate heave of soil that holds the sun’s heat long after the shadows of late afternoon have stretched thin across the furrows. A mile to the west, the quiet passage of Little Cedar Creek cuts through the silt, providing a thin ribbon of moisture to the surrounding fields of corn and soybean. Further afield, the light catches the dense, quiet canopy of Hoaglin Woods, where the air grows heavy and cool, grounding the expansive geography in a deep, earthen stillness.
Salem maintains a quiet, persistent industry rooted in the labor of the soil and the legacy of its early inhabitants. The economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that has dictated the pace of life here since the first houses were raised on the prairie. History persists in the architecture of the older buildings, standing as solid, unadorned witnesses to a time when the region served as a waypoint for those seeking a different future. Whether the day is marked by the hum of machinery in the distance or the stillness of a gray, overcast morning, Salem carries itself with a modest, literate civility that favors the steady work of the present over the noise of the outside world.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Hoaglin Woods (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 264° W
- Faulkner's Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 017° N
- Gibson Recreation Area (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 334° NW
- Denning Cons. Area Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 162° S
- Ketchum Switch Recreation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 354° N
- Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 028° NE
- Midwest Old Threshers Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 028° NE
- Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.6 mi, 024° NE
- Geode State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 099° E
- Dover Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 066° NE
- Johnny Clock Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 323° NW
- West Point Freedom Rock (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 137° SE
- Pioneer Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 203° SW
- Lacey-Keosauqua State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 244° SW
- The Art House (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 299° NW
- Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 302° NW
- Dalby Hall (Rich and Gail Dalby Meeting Hall) (Theatre) — 21.4 mi, 302° NW
- CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 134° SE
- ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 134° SE
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.5 mi, 055° NE · 24k acres
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About This Salem Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Salem, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.852808, -91.620161. 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 Salem includes the ZIP code (52649), telephone area code (712), county seat of Henry County (Mount Pleasant), and school district assignment (Mount Pleasant 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. |
