Birmingham Missouri Map
Explore Birmingham, Missouri, 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 Birmingham, Missouri
How to Use This Birmingham, Missouri Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Birmingham, Missouri. 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 Missouri 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 Birmingham.
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.
| City | Birmingham |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Clay County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.165837 |
| Longitude | -94.451341 |
| Population | 189 |
| Density | 129.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 64161 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Liberty |
| School District | North Kansas City 74 School District |
About Birmingham, Missouri
Birmingham is a locality in Clay County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 189. The population density is 129.8 people per km². Birmingham is located at 39.1658°N, 94.4513°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Birmingham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64161.Birmingham anchors itself firmly upon the clay-rich soil of western Missouri, where the earth rises in subtle, grass-covered swells that define the local horizon. It lies 5.5 miles north-northwest of Independence, MO (from Independence, MO: bearing 340°T), and is situated 8.2 miles northeast of Kansas City. The air here holds a heavy, quiet stillness, particularly as the sun begins to retreat and the light turns the color of pale honey across the open fields. Shoal Creek winds its way through the nearby brush, a narrow ribbon of water that shapes the land with patient, persistent movement, while the quiet waters of Number 168 Reservoir sit just a short distance away, reflecting the vast, unbroken Midwestern sky. On clear days, the faint, jagged silhouette of Badger Ridge creates a dark line against the distant western clouds, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that long ago dictated the lie of this terrain.
Birmingham maintains a character defined by the steady, industrial rhythm of the regional economy, favoring a pragmatism that mirrors the straight lines of the surrounding topography. The local pace is dictated by the turning seasons and the movement of freight, as the influence of the nearby rail and manufacturing hubs keeps the daily schedule focused and industrious. Residents often find their way to San Rafael Park on weekends, where the managed green space offers a contrast to the dense, working stretches of the industrial corridor that define much of the view toward French Bottom. The community survives on a quiet, plain-spoken resilience, a trait common to those who live where the plains begin to give way to the deeper, more complex folds of the state’s interior.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Fury of the Nile (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 283° W
- International Plaza Stage (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 290° W
- Worlds of Fun Balloon Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 291° W
- PEANUTS Showplace (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 283° W
- San Rafael Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 320° NW
- Hidden Valley Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 262° W
- River Bluff Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 103° E
- 155 Mm Gun M1 (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 295° NW
- Sugar Creek Historical Society (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 174° S
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 088° E
- Fountain Bluffs Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 053° NE
- Vaile Mansion (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 155° SE
- Indian Mound (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 224° SW
- Pearl Harbor Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 159° S
- Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.6 mi, 077° E · 32k acres
Latest News: Birmingham
Loading news…
World News
Loading news-world…
More World News
Loading news-world…
About This Birmingham Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Birmingham, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.165837, -94.451341. 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 Birmingham includes the ZIP code (64161), telephone area code (816), county seat of Clay County (Liberty), and school district assignment (North Kansas City 74 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
