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University Park Iowa Map

Explore University Park, 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 University Park, Iowa

How to Use This University Park, Iowa Map

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

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	University Park
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Mahaska County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.286951
Longitude	-92.618525
Population	487
Density	241.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52595
Area Code	712
County Seat	Oskaloosa
School District	Oskaloosa Community School District

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About University Park, Iowa

University Park is a locality in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 487. The population density is 241.7 people per km². University Park is located at 41.2870°N, 92.6185°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. University Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52595.

University Park emerges from the expansive, tilled horizon of the plains, defined by the quiet persistence of Spring Creek as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 1.5 miles east-southeast of Oskaloosa, IA (from Oskaloosa, IA: bearing 116°T), and is situated 17.6 miles east-southeast of Pella. This landscape is a mosaic of disciplined agriculture, where the geometry of soybean and corn rows stretches toward the sky under a wide, unencumbered vault of light. At the edge of the residential grid, Unknown Park provides a stillness that mirrors the surrounding fields, offering a sanctuary of native grasses and quiet soil. When the sun hangs low, the golden hour catches the silt-heavy air, turning the stalks to amber and casting long, deliberate shadows that settle over the land like a held breath.

University Park carries the quiet dignity of a place shaped by academic ambition and the steady pulse of Midwestern industry. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the seasons, a legacy of the German and Scandinavian settlers who once broke this prairie sod to build their lives. Knowledge and labor have long been the twin pillars of the local character, manifesting in an unshowy, literate civility that persists even as the modern world shifts. Those who seek a brief respite from the flat, cultivated plains often travel the four miles to Lake Keomah, where the water reflects the sky with a clarity that feels ancient and absolute. Life in University Park moves with the measured pace of a long-standing tradition, grounded in the dark, fertile loam and the deep, silent history of the Iowa interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 179° S
Caldwell Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 049° NE
Chief Mahaska Statue (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 292° W
The Morgan Cabin (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 265° W
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 263° W
Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 357° N
Lake Keomah State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 090° E
Russell Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 354° N
Maskunky Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 076° E
Hull Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 265° W
Winford Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 332° NW
Eveland Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 239° SW
Mahaska Care Facility Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 268° W
Bluff Creek OHV Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 228° SW
Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 303° NW
What Cheer Brick School Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 061° NE
Rolscreen Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 297° NW
Fire Station Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 298° NW
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 298° NW
Douwstra Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 297° NW
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 17.5 mi, 297° NW
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 18.0 mi, 297° NW
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 23.3 mi, 330° NW
Elk Rock State Park (State Park) — 24.2 mi, 289° W
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 28.1 mi, 225° SW
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 30.1 mi, 344° N
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 30.2 mi, 343° N
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 36.0 mi, 321° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.7 mi, 298° NW · 12k acres
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.0 mi, 300° NW · 12k acres

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