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Saylorville Iowa Map

Explore Saylorville, 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 Saylorville, Iowa

How to Use This Saylorville, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.6786
Longitude	-93.629663
Population	3,584
Density	202.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	50313, 50023
Area Code	515
County Seat	Des Moines
School District	Saydel Community School District

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About Saylorville, Iowa

Saylorville is a locality in Polk County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,584. The population density is 202.2 people per km². Saylorville is located at 41.6786°N, 93.6297°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 50313, 50023.

Saylorville emerges from the flat, industrious horizon where the heavy, dark soil of the prairie meets the persistent flow of Saylor Creek. It lies 3.5 miles east of Johnston, IA (from Johnston, IA: bearing 84°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Des Moines. The landscape is defined by the deep, rhythmic tilling of earth that yields vast expanses of corn and soybeans, stretching toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge. Within the quiet perimeter of Margo Frankel Woods State Park, the air holds a cool, damp weight, thick with the scent of damp loam and the rustle of oaks that have witnessed the slow turning of seasons. Just three miles away, the expansive surface of Saylorville Lake acts as a mirror for the wide, pale sky, its stillness offering a sharp contrast to the constant, mechanical hum of regional agriculture that dictates the pace of the day.

Saylorville bears the weight of a heritage built on the labor of those who cleared the timber and broke the sod, establishing a rhythm of life that remains tied to the cycles of the harvest. The economy here persists through a quiet, unshowy diligence, where the local industry focuses on the movement of goods and the maintenance of the infrastructure that supports the surrounding farmland. There is a distinct, literate civility in the way neighbors acknowledge one another, a remnant of the Scandinavian and German influences that shaped the early character of the region. As dusk settles over the fields, the light turns a bruised, singular violet, casting long shadows across the land and emphasizing the solitary grace of a place that finds its purpose in the steady, unremarkable work of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Margo Frankel Woods State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 102° E
Saylorville Minipark (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 007° N
Sawgrass (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 004° N
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 273° W
Up Line Htt Ankeny-Dsm Middle (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 095° E
Sycamore North (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 267° W
Carney Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 070° E
Wooden carved bear (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 026° NE
Saylorville Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.1 mi, 322° NW
High Trestle Trail (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 017° N
Ankeny Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 019° N
M47 Patton (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 289° W
Eric Jacobs Memorial (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 010° N
Flix Brewhouse (Cinema) — 4.9 mi, 229° SW
Sheslow Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 192° S
Iowa Hall of Pride (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 176° S
Liz Lidgett Gallery & Design (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 173° S
Shakin' Bacon (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 106° E
Junior Jockeys (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 106° E
American Puppet Theater (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 105° E
Revolution (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 106° E
Halls of Law and Flame (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 145° SE
Speedway Racers (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 105° E
Des Moines Art Center (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 202° S
County School (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 144° SE
Richard L. Easter Museum Complex (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 143° SE
Cattle Tie-Outs (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.3 mi, 145° SE
Big Creek State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 323° NW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.3 mi, 107° E · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 117° SE · 12k acres

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