Explore Weston, 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 Weston, 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 Weston.
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 | Weston |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Pottawattamie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.340829 |
| Longitude | -95.74112 |
| Population | 78 |
| Density | 70.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 51576 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| County Seat | Council Bluffs |
| School District | Underwood Community School District |
Weston emerges from the expansive, tilled horizon where the prairie yields to the subtle lift of the Loess Hills. It lies 8.3 miles northeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-northeast of Carter Lake. Henchal Creek winds past the perimeter of the settlement, its waters carving a quiet path through the silt-heavy earth that defines the regional topography. In the late afternoon, the light here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, turning the vast fields of corn and soybeans into a sea of muted gold and deep emerald. The atmosphere carries a thin, dry scent of turned soil, and the silence of the plains is punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery working the perimeter of the Smith Wildlife Management Area.
Weston carries the legacy of settlers who favored the deep, fertile loam for its promise of enduring harvest, building a life defined by the reliable cycle of the seasons. The local economy remains tethered to this land, with the methodical labor of the farmstead providing the primary pulse of the community. Residents often look toward the wider horizons of the state for academic or cultural pursuits, though the local identity remains rooted in an unshowy, pragmatic civility. For those seeking a reprieve from the labor of the fields, the Smith Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush, while the distant, flickering surface of Carter Lake remains a quiet landmark for those traveling toward the edge of the county.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Weston, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.340829, -95.74112. 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 Weston includes the ZIP code (51576), telephone area code (641), county seat of Pottawattamie County (Council Bluffs), and school district assignment (Underwood 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. |