Property lines in Polk County
See the shape and size of a parcel and where it meets the neighbors.
Polk County map
Polk County map (parcels): the public map published on the official GIS portal. Search a property to see its parcel lines.
County GIS map
- Iowa statewide mapIowa's statewide interactive map of roads, boundaries and aerial photos. It does not show property lines.
Statewide What is this?
Plats
- Polk County RecorderWhere deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
Polk County
Surveys and section corners
- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation a…
National What is this?
- Iowa licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a lega…
Statewide What is this?
- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
National What is this?
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
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Who to ask
- Polk County GIS and mappingPolk County Assessor keeps the maps and GIS for Polk County.
- polkweb@assess.co.polk.ia.us
- Website
- Visit website
- Polk County RecorderRecords deeds and other land documents.Julie Haggerty, Recorder
- Phone
- 515-286-3160
- recorder@polkcountyiowa.gov
- Address
- 111 Court Avenue Suite 250 Des Moines, IA 50309
- Website
- Visit website
Guide: A parcel map is not a survey
About property lines
Property lines on a map come from the county parcel layer, which is drawn from deeds and surveys but is not a survey itself. It is accurate enough to see the shape and rough size of a lot and which neighbors touch it. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal boundary on the ground.