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Waterloo Wisconsin Map

Explore Waterloo, Wisconsin, 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 Waterloo, Wisconsin

How to Use This Waterloo, Wisconsin Map

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

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.

CityWaterloo
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyJefferson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.183884
Longitude-88.988442
Population3,492
Density355.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code53594
Area Code715
County SeatJefferson
School DistrictWaterloo School District

About Waterloo, Wisconsin

Waterloo is a locality in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,492. The population density is 355.4 people per km². Waterloo is located at 43.1839°N, 88.9884°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterloo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53594.

Waterloo emerges from the flat expanse of the Wisconsin plains where the Maunesha River carves a deliberate, winding path through the silt and dark earth. It lies 11.3 miles east of Sun Prairie, WI (from Sun Prairie, WI: bearing 90°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-northwest of Lake Mills. The landscape around Waterloo maintains a quiet austerity, defined by the slow, steady movement of the river and the wide, open sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold as the sun retreats behind the distant horizon. While Liberty Mound rises as a solitary sentinel fifteen miles away, the immediate terrain remains defined by the rhythmic geometry of agricultural fields and the verdant, sheltered corners of Youker Park. The air here holds a distinctive clarity, sharpened by the inland distance and the quiet presence of Chub Lake, which rests five miles off, mirroring the austere stillness of the surrounding woods.

Waterloo carries the weight of a settlement forged in the labor of the mid-nineteenth century, where German and Polish heritage persists in the sturdy architecture and the modest, enduring pace of the local economy. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the region, though the industrial spirit of the past lingers in the older brickwork of the center, where the daily rhythm follows the hum of machinery and the seasonal cycle of the harvest. Residents maintain a firm connection to the land, finding recreation in the quiet expanses of the local greenspaces or gathering for the communal familiarity of a traditional Friday supper-club meal. In Waterloo, the past is not a spectacle but a quiet foundation, visible in the way the morning light catches the grain elevators and the persistent, unhurried flow of the Maunesha River as it persists through the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 293° NW
  • Fireman'S Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 007° N
  • Deyoung Farms (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 213° SW
  • Dr. Js Garman Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 238° SW
  • Waterloo Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 074° E
  • Waterloo - Mud Lake Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 074° E
  • Conical Indian Mounds (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 225° SW
  • Maunesha Natural Resource Area - Socha (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 245° SW
  • Extensive Wl Habitat - Sd (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 213° SW
  • Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 213° SW
  • Holzhueter Farm State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 095° E
  • Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 253° W
  • Glacial Drumlin State Trail (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 164° S
  • Aztalan Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 140° SE
  • Princess Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 140° SE
  • Marker Mounds - 1 (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 141° SE
  • Azatlan State Park (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 141° SE
  • Sid Boyum Satyr (Public Artwork) — 10.6 mi, 269° W
  • Columbus Antique Mall and Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 354° N
  • Lake Ripley (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 183° S
  • Lake District Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.6 mi, 176° S
  • Johnson Creek Historical Society (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 125° SE
  • Towne Cinema (Cinema) — 13.5 mi, 087° E
  • Octagon House (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 090° E
  • DeForest Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 284° W
  • Mitby Theatre (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 256° W
  • Talbot Studio And Gallery (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 251° W
  • Tandem Press (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 254° W
  • Hoard Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 157° SE
  • Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.5 mi, 031° NE · 44k acres

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About This Waterloo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterloo, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.183884, -88.988442. 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 Waterloo includes the ZIP code (53594), telephone area code (715), county seat of Jefferson County (Jefferson), and school district assignment (Waterloo 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.