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Silver City Iowa Map

Explore Silver 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 Silver City, Iowa

How to Use This Silver City, Iowa Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Silver 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 Silver 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	Silver City
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Mills County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.113331
Longitude	-95.637226
Population	245
Density	452.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51571
Area Code	641
County Seat	Glenwood
School District	Glenwood Community School District

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About Silver City, Iowa

Silver City is a locality in Mills County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 245. The population density is 452.6 people per km². Silver City is located at 41.1133°N, 95.6372°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Silver City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51571.

Silver City rises from the fertile, tilled expanse of the Iowa plains, defined by the quiet passage of Silver Creek that winds through the low-lying terrain like a silver thread caught in the soil. It lies 15.5 miles southeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 131°T), and is situated 7.1 miles northeast of Glenwood. The land surrounding Silver City consists of broad, open fields where the horizon stretches indefinitely, marked by the rhythmic, seasonal cycles of corn and soybean cultivation. To the west, the landscape shifts into the distinct, vertical relief of the Loess Hills, which break the flat symmetry of the prairie with their wind-blown, silty ridges. As the sun dips low, a pale, golden light spills across the furrowed earth, highlighting the subtle textures of the ground and the stillness of the air that settles over the fields at dusk.

Silver City maintains a steady, industrious pace, rooted in a history of agricultural commerce that continues to shape the character of the settlement today. The Wabash Trace Nature Trail provides a direct path for those moving through the landscape, offering a corridor that connects the residents to the broader expanse of the regional countryside. Life here operates with an unshowy civility, where the labor of the day is measured by the steady growth of crops and the maintenance of the local infrastructure. While the stillness of the plains dominates the view, the presence of the Wabash Trace Nature Trail ensures that the connection between the people and the land remains a tangible, daily reality for everyone who calls Silver City home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wabash Trace Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 213° SW
Glenwood Lake Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 225° SW
Ray Thomas Wildlife Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 105° E
Glenwood Archaeological State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 219° SW
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 209° SW
Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 227° SW
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 8.2 mi, 011° N
Word of Honor (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 008° N
Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 097° E
West Oak Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 258° W
Mile Hill Lake (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 239° SW
Lake George (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 124° SE
State Mary's Bend Cutoff Site (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 262° W
Great Plains Wing Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 327° NW
Lake Manawa State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 299° NW
Mormon Battalion Marker (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 309° NW
Grand Encampment Marker (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 309° NW
Kramer Power Plant (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 279° W
Bellevue Little Theatre (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 277° W
RailsWest Railroad Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 310° NW
Cass County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 242° SW
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 312° NW
Union Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 312° NW
Squirrel Nest (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 312° NW
Nebraska Constitution Tree (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 288° W
Tom's Treehouse (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 288° W
Lion Training (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 298° NW
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.6 mi, 323° NW · 7,936 acres
Waubonsie State Park (State Park) — 29.0 mi, 184° S
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.1 mi, 325° NW · 16k acres

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