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State Center Iowa Map

Explore State Center, 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 State Center, Iowa

How to Use This State Center, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.016654
Longitude	-93.163536
Population	1,391
Density	538.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50247
Area Code	515
County Seat	Marshalltown
School District	West Marshall Community School District

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About State Center, Iowa

State Center is a locality in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,391. The population density is 538.1 people per km². State Center is located at 42.0167°N, 93.1635°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. State Center is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50247.

State Center emerges from the expansive horizon as a precise geometric arrangement of grain elevators and grid-aligned streets, firmly anchored in the deep, dark topsoil of the Iowa plains. It lies 13.3 miles west of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 14.8 miles east of Nevada. The landscape here is defined by the steady, rhythmic undulation of tilled earth, where the sky claims a vast dominance over the flat, fertile expanse that stretches toward the distant shadow of Mormon Ridge. A mile to the west, the subtle currents of North Timber Creek carve a quiet path through the soil, offering a slender vein of riparian life that contrasts with the regimented rows of corn and soybeans. Beyond the immediate fields, the four-mile proximity to the Bear Grove Forest Management Area introduces a pocket of wilder timber and brush, while the stillness of Hendrickson Marsh Lake remains a six-mile presence, grounding the surrounding flatlands in a quiet, seasonal moisture.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of State Center, a legacy written in the iron-rich soil and the persistent, industrious character of a place that long ago earned its reputation as the Rose Capital of Iowa. The town maintains an unshowy, literate civility, its history etched into the sturdy brick facades of the central district where the local economy continues to pivot around the seasonal cycles of the harvest. Residents navigate the days with a measured, deliberate pace, mindful of the shift in light that turns the autumn stubble to a pale, metallic gold. This particular locality retains a sense of enduring stillness, where the primary concerns are the health of the crops and the maintenance of a community identity that values the quiet labor of the seasons over the clamor of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Depot (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 073° E
Bear Grove Forest Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 073° E
Colo Bog (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 279° W
French Grove Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 347° N
Colo Wetland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 269° W
Heart of Iowa Nature Trail (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 169° S
Reed-Niland Corner (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 273° W
Hickory Grove Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 254° W
Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 090° E
Marshall County Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 080° E
Weatherbee School Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 080° E
Erickson Park Monument (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 302° NW
Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 268° W
Capitol II (Cinema) — 22.6 mi, 165° S
David A. Dobell Memorial (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 272° W
AASOE Site (Public Artwork) — 23.0 mi, 272° W
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 23.0 mi, 272° W
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 275° W
Fred Maytag Bowl (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 166° S
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 23.3 mi, 167° S
Jasper County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 169° S
Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 141° SE
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 24.2 mi, 010° N
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 269° W
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 299° NW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.9 mi, 274° W
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.3 mi, 191° S · 12k acres
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.0 mi, 098° E · 24k acres

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