IA · Capital Des Moines · 99 counties · Central time · Letter or A4
Printable Iowa map
The whole of Iowa on one page, bounded by the Mississippi on the east and the Missouri on the west, with Des Moines, the largest cities and the 99 county lines.
What prints
Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are both formed by major rivers, and both show on the print: the Mississippi forms the ragged eastern edge and the Missouri the western one, with the Big Sioux River finishing the northwest corner. Between them the 99 counties print as an almost regular grid of squares, with most counties near 24 miles on a side, a pattern set by the original survey. Des Moines is marked with the capital star in Polk County, near the centre. The Major cities layer adds Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in the east, Davenport on the Mississippi, Sioux City on the Missouri in the northwest, and Waterloo on the Cedar River. The map is drawn as vectors, so even the small counties along the Mississippi bluffs keep sharp edges at any print size.
Page orientation
Iowa is roughly 310 miles east to west and 200 miles north to south, a wide rectangle. Print in landscape. In landscape the state spans nearly the full width of Letter or A4 and the county grid comes out large enough to write a name inside each square. Portrait is workable but the state occupies only the middle third of the page, and the two river borders lose their detail. Turn off any "shrink to fit" option so the line weights print as designed.
What is labeled
- State name and the abbreviation IA (toggle with Abbreviations).
- Des Moines, the capital, on the Des Moines River.
- Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Iowa City and Waterloo on the Major cities layer.
- All 99 county borders, from Lyon County in the northwest corner to Lee County at the southeast tip, where the Des Moines River enters the Mississippi.
- The Mississippi River border with Wisconsin and Illinois, the Missouri River border with Nebraska, the Big Sioux border with South Dakota, and the straight Minnesota line along 43.5°N.
County names stay off the page. The regular grid makes Iowa a good state for a counting exercise (count the counties across the top row, then down the west side) and for locating Polk County by the capital star. The Iowa county map lists every county and seat. The blank Iowa map prints only the outline.
Key: capital and largest cities
| Place | Note | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | State capital and largest city, Polk County | 41.6°N | 93.6°W |
| Cedar Rapids | Cedar River, east-central | 42.0°N | 91.7°W |
| Davenport | Mississippi River, Quad Cities | 41.5°N | 90.6°W |
| Sioux City | Missouri River, northwest | 42.5°N | 96.4°W |
| Iowa City | Iowa River, east; former capital | 41.7°N | 91.5°W |
| Waterloo | Cedar River, northeast | 42.5°N | 92.3°W |
Related maps
- Blank Iowa map — the same outline with every label removed.
- Iowa map — the interactive page with borders, geography and regions.
- Iowa county map — all 99 counties with seats.
- Des Moines — the capital page, including the move from Iowa City.
- Mississippi River and Missouri River — the two border rivers.
- Midwest region and the Central Time Zone.
- All printable US maps — national sheets: labeled, capitals, regions, time zones, rivers.