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West Burlington Iowa Map

Explore West Burlington, 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 West Burlington, Iowa

How to Use This West Burlington, Iowa Map

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

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	West Burlington
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Des Moines County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.821551
Longitude	-91.175465
Population	3,197
Density	256.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52655
Area Code	712
County Seat	Burlington
School District	West Burlington Independent School District

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About West Burlington, Iowa

West Burlington is a locality in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,197. The population density is 256.7 people per km². West Burlington is located at 40.8216°N, 91.1755°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Burlington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52655.

West Burlington emerges from the flat, industrious horizon of southeastern Iowa, where the land stretches into a vast, deliberate geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 2.6 miles west-northwest of Burlington, IA (from Burlington, IA: bearing 298°T), and is situated 15.8 miles north-northeast of Fort Madison. The atmosphere here carries the weight of the interior plains, marked by a sky that shifts from a pale, bleached blue at midday to an expansive bruised violet as the light begins to fail. Close to the center of the grid, Luers Park offers a patch of quiet greenery, while the nearby banks of Honey Creek slice through the soil, carving a narrow, shaded artery through the otherwise open terrain. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the earth dips into the subtle depressions of Mooney Pocket, a reminder that the landscape, for all its orderly cultivation, retains a soft, ancient irregularity beneath the plow.

West Burlington functions as a persistent engine of commerce and labor, its identity forged in the steady hum of manufacturing and the retail corridors that serve the surrounding rural expanse. History here is marked by the iron rhythm of the railroads and the subsequent shift toward a modern, service-oriented economy that keeps the local pace brisk and focused. While the quietude of Izaak Walton Lake provides a localized point of stillness, the character of the place is defined more by the persistent movement of people and goods across the prairie floor. It is a space of unshowy, pragmatic industry, where the legacy of earlier generations persists in the sturdy masonry of older buildings and the frank, direct manner of those who navigate the daily transit between the fields and the storefronts.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 184° S
Little Theater (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 169° S
Art Gallery (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 166° S
Longmeadow Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 096° E
Burlington Regional Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 147° SE
West Bulington Community Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 093° E
Kevin J. Gahn Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 328° NW
Starr's Cave State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 037° NE
Hunt Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 176° S
Snake Alley (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 101° E
Garrett-Phelps House Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 100° E
North Gorge Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 048° NE
Fire Bell (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 103° E
Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 100° E
Mississippi River - Drew Chute (Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 103° E
Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 049° NE
Blackhawk Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 163° S
Zion School Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 338° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 064° NE
Ellison Creek Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 9.1 mi, 111° E
Eisenmayer Sand Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark (Nature Reserve) — 9.3 mi, 110° E
Geode State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 278° W
Dover Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 301° NW
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 209° SW
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 209° SW
Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 348° N
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.6 mi, 014° N · 24k acres
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 21.7 mi, 099° E
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 22.1 mi, 297° NW
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 201° S

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