Explore Washington, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Washington, 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 Washington.
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 | Washington |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Franklin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.297893 |
| Longitude | -91.692339 |
| Population | 7,352 |
| Density | 539.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 50441, 52353 |
| Area Code | 515, 712 |
| County Seat | Hampton |
| School District | Washington Community School District |
Washington occupies a sprawling expanse of fertile, tilled earth where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels immense and uncompromising. It lies 28.3 miles south of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 187°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west of Hampton. The land is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Squaw Creek, which carves a quiet path through the soil, offering a silver ribbon of moisture to the surrounding fields of corn and soybeans. At the edge of the property, the Long Spur Habitat Area-Lukes Wetland provides a sanctuary of wild grasses and fluctuating water levels, creating a space where the air turns heavy with the scent of damp earth and rustling stalks. Even when the sun retreats, the lingering warmth in the dark, rich loam seems to hold the day’s labor, casting a calm, amber glow over the geometric precision of the landscape.
Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Washington, grounding the local economy in the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. The community maintains a quiet, literate civility, reflecting a heritage shaped by those who settled these plains and built a life upon the industry of the soil. While the nearby Beeds Lake offers a destination for those seeking a different texture of water, the life of Washington remains tethered to the rhythmic, industrious hum of its local businesses and the people who keep them running. It is a place where the pace is measured not by external clocks, but by the slow, deliberate work of maintaining a livelihood on the prairie, sustained by a deep-seated connection to the land that provides for everyone.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washington, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.297893, -91.692339. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Washington includes the ZIP code (50441, 52353), telephone area code (515, 712), county seat of Franklin County (Hampton), and school district assignment (Washington Community School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |