Explore Westfield, 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 Westfield, 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 Westfield.
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 | Westfield |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Poweshiek County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.756206 |
| Longitude | -96.605527 |
| Population | 123 |
| Density | 359.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 50112, 51062 |
| Area Code | 515, 563 |
| County Seat | Montezuma |
| School District | Akron-Westfield Community School District |
Westfield emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by a horizon that seems to stretch toward an infinite, pale blue zenith. It lies 14.8 miles east of Newton, IA (from Newton, IA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 3.3 miles southwest of Grinnell. The terrain is characterized by the soft, rhythmic folding of fertile earth, where the soil is dark, heavy, and rich with the promise of the harvest. A mere mile away, the quiet waters of Sugar Creek trace a serpentine path through the landscape, providing a narrow, shaded corridor of riparian growth that contrasts with the relentless geometric precision of the surrounding soybean and corn fields. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Mormon Ridge shadows the western sky, a reminder of the geological theater that shaped this region long before the first plow broke the sod. The air here carries a clean, dry sharpness, and at dusk, the light softens into a muted amber that gilds the stalks of grain, turning the entire expanse into a sea of shifting, golden textures.
Westfield remains anchored to the patterns of the land, its economy and daily life inextricably tied to the cycles of planting and growth that have governed the region for generations. The legacy of settlers who arrived with deep-rooted traditions of industriousness persists in the quiet, unshowy civility of the local character, where the pace is dictated by the sun rather than the clock. Residents find a quiet respite in the nearby Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve, a space that preserves the wilder, untamed spirit of the original prairie. While Rock Creek Lake sits only four miles away, offering a still, reflective mirror for the expansive sky, the true center of gravity remains the agricultural diligence that defines the spirit of Westfield. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate purpose, a reflection of a culture that values the tangible result of labor and the honest, quiet beauty of the plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westfield, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.756206, -96.605527. 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 Westfield includes the ZIP code (50112, 51062), telephone area code (515, 563), county seat of Poweshiek County (Montezuma), and school district assignment (Akron-Westfield 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. |