Enter your search query in the box below.

York Iowa Map

Explore York, 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 York, Iowa

How to Use This York, Iowa Map

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

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	York
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Delaware County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.634431
Longitude	-91.443198
Population	60
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	52042, 52076
Area Code	712
County Seat	Manchester

🌦 Goto York Weather Page: York, Iowa — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About York, Iowa

York is a locality in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. York is located at 42.6344°N, 91.4432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 52042, 52076.

York emerges from the vast, golden expanse of the Iowa plains where the earth meets the sky in a long, quiet line. It lies 40.7 miles west-northwest of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 283°T), and is situated 10.4 miles north of Manchester. Lindsey Creek cuts a silver ribbon through the dark, fertile soil, carving a subtle path that dictates the flow of the local landscape. Beyond the immediate fields, the horizon holds the faint, jagged suggestion of Hefel Ridge, a distant silhouette that anchors the view against the immense openness of the sky. The air here carries the scent of turned loam and drying stalks, a heavy, grounding perfume that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the prairie. Only five miles away, the dense growth of Backbone State Forest offers a contrast to the wide-open tilled land, while the nearby Bixby State Preserve provides a sanctuary for the quiet, wilder things that persist at the edges of the plow.

York bears the quiet, unshowy mark of generations who have measured time by the planting and the harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the success of a year is written in the density of soybean rows and the height of the corn. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the sturdy architecture of farmsteads and the disciplined layout of the roads that divide the grid. Life in York maintains a steady, deliberate pace, where the proximity of Backbone Lake offers a rare stillness for those who seek the water’s edge. Even on the quietest afternoons, the town feels like a thoughtful conversation between the land and those who tend it, marked by a literate civility that honors the heritage of the settlers who first broke this ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bixby State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 025° NE
Hwy 13 Roadside Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 199° S
Mossy Glen State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 010° N
Backbone State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 272° W
Backbone State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 274° W
Red Barn Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 240° SW
World's Largest Strawberry (Public Artwork) — 5.7 mi, 306° NW
Wilder Memorial Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 306° NW
Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 269° W
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.2 mi, 083° E · 2,440 acres
Fountain Springs Creek Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 101° E
Morris Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 252° W
Twin Bridges Park and Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 094° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 183° S
Pine Creek (Clayton) Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 079° E · 50 acres
Manchester Fish Hatchery (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 169° S
Plagmans Barn Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 054° NE
Richardson-Jakway House (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 258° W
Carter House Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 008° N
Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 109° E
Wadena Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 323° NW
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 097° E
Inwood Woodcarving Exhibit (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 122° SE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 063° NE · 274k acres
Field of Dreams (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 115° SE
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 24.9 mi, 034° NE · 2,460 acres
Riverwalk Parks Community Bandshell (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 244° SW
Crows Nest (Viewpoint) — 28.9 mi, 029° NE
St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 026° NE
Little Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 34.3 mi, 022° N

Latest News: York

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News