Bakersfield Missouri Map

About Bakersfield, Missouri

Bakersfield is a locality in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 186. The population density is 52.4 people per km². Bakersfield is located at 36.5226°N, 92.1421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bakersfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65609.

Bakersfield emerges from the quiet, limestone-heavy landscape where the steady current of Bennetts Bayou carves a path through the earth. It lies 21.4 miles southwest of West Plains, MO (from West Plains, MO: bearing 229°T), and is situated 18.7 miles northeast of Mountain Home. The terrain surrounding Bakersfield is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Plumb Hollow, where the morning mist clings to the damp soil and the light turns a bruised, soft violet against the timberline. Seven miles to the north, the rounded summit of Turkey Knob breaks the horizon, serving as a silent, unchanging landmark for those navigating the winding roads that cut through the thickets. While the proximity to Norfork Lake brings a subtle shift in the humidity, the air remains crisp and inland, carrying the scent of dry leaves and turned dirt across the open acreage.

Agriculture and the rhythms of a rural economy define the daily existence in Bakersfield, where the labor of the land dictates the speed of the passing hours. Life here has long been anchored to the resilience of the soil and the legacy of families who settled in these hollows, finding stability in the modest yields of the region. Residents often turn toward the Norfork Recreation Area for a reprieve from the quiet toil of the seasons, finding a shared stillness in the landscape that remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of the wider world. Whether looking toward the distant slope of Turkey Knob or watching the water move through the bed of Bennetts Bayou, the people of Bakersfield maintain a connection to the geography that is as grounded as the bedrock beneath their feet.

About This Bakersfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bakersfield, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.522564, -92.1421. 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 Bakersfield includes the ZIP code (65609), telephone area code (417), county seat of Ozark County (Gainesville), and school district assignment (Bakersfield R-IV 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.