Explore Wheatland, 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 Wheatland, 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 Wheatland.
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 | Wheatland |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Clinton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.831691 |
| Longitude | -90.838201 |
| Population | 775 |
| Density | 521.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 52777 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | Clinton |
| School District | Calamus-Wheatland Community School District |
Wheatland emerges from the vast, planar expanse of eastern Iowa where the horizon stretches flat and wide, punctuated only by the vertical geometry of grain silos and the occasional stand of hardwood. It lies 25.2 miles north-northwest of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 17.7 miles northwest of Eldridge. The Yankee Run carves a quiet, unassuming path through the outskirts, its water reflecting the pale, expansive sky that dominates the landscape during the long, golden hours of late afternoon. A mile away, the Syracuse Boat Access offers a stillness that defines the regional character, providing a modest point of interface with the natural drainage of the prairie. The air here carries a clean, dry scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a sensory reminder of the relentless agricultural cycle that dictates the pace of life in this corner of the state.
Wheatland maintains a steady, deliberate existence, rooted in the legacy of settlers who recognized the fertility of this dark, heavy soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, as the broad, tilled fields of corn and soybeans dictate the flow of commerce and the movement of heavy machinery along narrow lanes. While the distant silhouette of Goose Rock remains a mere suggestion on the western horizon, the daily life of the residents is anchored by a quiet, literate civility that honors the heritage of those who first broke the sod. Though Bullhead Lake lies a short distance to the north, the focus of the locality remains firmly on the land itself, where the interplay of shadow and light across the fields provides a daily spectacle of quiet, understated beauty.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wheatland, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.831691, -90.838201. 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 Wheatland includes the ZIP code (52777), telephone area code (712), county seat of Clinton County (Clinton), and school district assignment (Calamus-Wheatland 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. |