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Wapello Iowa Map

Explore Wapello, 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 Wapello, Iowa

How to Use This Wapello, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.181419
Longitude	-91.185427
Population	2,084
Density	642.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52653
Area Code	712
County Seat	Wapello
School District	Wapello Community School District

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About Wapello, Iowa

Wapello is a locality in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,084. The population density is 642.7 people per km². Wapello is located at 41.1814°N, 91.1854°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wapello is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52653.

Wapello occupies a deliberate space where the Iowa River bends, its course carving a low, fertile corridor through the expanse of the surrounding plains. It lies 18.3 miles south-southwest of Muscatine, IA (from Muscatine, IA: bearing 204°T), and is situated 11.4 miles southeast of Columbus Junction. The horizon remains dominated by the immense, quiet geometry of tilled fields, where the dark, heavy soil of the Midwest yields to the seasonal transition of soybean and corn stalks. At the edge of the municipality, the Wapello Bottoms Wildlife Management Area creates a sanctuary of floodplains and dense, tangled brush, providing a wilder, shifting counterpoint to the rigid order of the neighboring farmland. Light here possesses a particular clarity, turning the autumn fields into a vast, muted canvas of gold and brown that stretches until it meets the distant, hazy line of the sky.

Wapello maintains a character forged by the steady, pragmatic labor of those who settled the valley, drawing upon a heritage that values the quiet maintenance of the land. The economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the agricultural cycle, reflecting a history of river-borne commerce and the persistent, unshowy industry of the regional centers. There is a distinct, literate civility in the way the streets organize themselves, anchored by the brick facades of local commerce that have weathered many decades of heat and frost. Life in Wapello moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own scale, where the distant, cooling presence of Stone Lake remains a quiet fixture in the memory of those who seek the shade of the valley’s edges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wapello Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 087° E
Millrace Flats Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 018° N
Louisa County Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 287° W
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 221° SW
Hwy 61 Access (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 344° N
Indian Slough Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 345° N
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.6 mi, 054° NE · 24k acres
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 049° NE
Langwood 4-H Reserve (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 013° N
Mississippi River - Muscatine (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 044° NE
Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 211° SW
Cairo Woods Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 279° W
Metal Flower (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 306° NW
Winfield Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 254° W
United States Armed Forces Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 017° N
Pearl Bottom Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 023° NE
Zion School Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 187° S
Mark Twain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.6 mi, 025° NE
Mark Twain Overlook (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 025° NE
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 18.7 mi, 022° N
Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 167° S
Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 22.4 mi, 156° SE
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 24.2 mi, 232° SW
Geode State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 202° S
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 179° S
Little Theater (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 179° S
Washington Community Center (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 286° W
Ellison Creek Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 29.5 mi, 162° S
House of the Maples (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 346° N
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.6 mi, 057° NE · 274k acres

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