Bolivar Missouri Map

About Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar is a locality in Polk County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of 11,170. The population density is 516.0 people per km². Bolivar is located at 37.6145°N, 93.4105°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65613.

Bolivar rests in the rolling heartland, where the sky seems to stretch further than imagination allows. It lies 28.3 miles north-north-west of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 347°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Fair Play. The land here is a patchwork quilt of fields, a gentle swell and fall of fertile soil that cradles orchards and pastures alike. Oak and hickory trees, ancient sentinels, punctuate the horizon, their broad limbs reaching towards the sun. In the quiet mornings, a cool, clean air, tinged with the scent of damp earth and blooming clover, drifts across the landscape, a soft caress before the day’s warmth takes hold. The very character of Bolivar is etched into this generous, unassuming terrain, a place where the broad strokes of nature dictate the gentle rhythm of life. The story of Bolivar is one of resilience and a quiet industriousness, built upon the rich agricultural bounty of Polk County. For generations, the land has yielded its harvest, feeding families and fueling a local economy deeply rooted in farming and the small businesses that support it. The echoes of its past can be felt in the sturdy brick buildings that line the downtown streets, remnants of a time when commerce bustled with a different kind of energy. Today, a sense of enduring community persists, a subtle understanding that binds the people of Bolivar, a shared heritage passed down like the fertile soil itself. The town’s distinctive charm lies not in grand monuments, but in the everyday beauty of its people and the enduring spirit of this Missouri landscape.

About This Bolivar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bolivar, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.614484, -93.410475. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bolivar and Polk County.

Detailed location data for Bolivar includes the ZIP code (65613), telephone area code (417), county seat of Polk County (Bolivar), and school district assignment (Bolivar R-I School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bolivar is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.