Alba Missouri Map

About Alba, Missouri

Alba is a locality in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 544. The population density is 638.4 people per km². Alba is located at 37.2384°N, 94.4174°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alba is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64830.

Alba occupies a stretch of Missouri landscape where the earth yields to the quiet authority of the horizon, defined by low, grassy swells and the persistent, slow-moving presence of the Spring River only a mile away. It lies 6.8 miles north-northeast of Webb City, MO (from Webb City, MO: bearing 22°T), and is situated 7.3 miles northwest of Carthage. The air here holds a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp loam and the tall, wild grasses that sway in the wake of seasonal winds. Sunlight at dusk catches the limestone dust lingering in the atmosphere, casting a bruised, copper glow over the open fields that transition gradually toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Breezy Hill. Beyond the immediate pastures, the terrain remains unhurried, offering a stark, honest view of a land that asks little and provides a steady, grounded rhythm to the days.

Mining once defined the pulse of Alba, leaving behind a legacy etched into the soil where the earth was turned and sifted for lead and zinc during the region’s industrial peak. Today, the economy has shifted toward a quieter pace, though the memory of those subterranean shifts remains a part of the local character, a silent subtext to the agricultural work that continues in the surrounding plains. Residents often look toward Oronogo Park for recreation, or venture toward the quiet waters of Scroggs Lake to find a stillness that matches the town’s own measured tempo. Life in Alba persists with a plain-spoken endurance, reflecting the resilience of a people who have learned to thrive in the spaces between the larger, busier centers of the state.

About This Alba Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alba, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.238389, -94.417449. 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 Alba includes the ZIP code (64830), telephone area code (816), county seat of Jasper County (Carthage), and school district assignment (Webb City R-VII School District).

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.