Cairo Missouri Map

About Cairo, Missouri

Cairo is a locality in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 205. The population density is 263.8 people per km². Cairo is located at 39.5120°N, 92.4405°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cairo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65239.

Cairo emerges from the flat, open expanse of the North Missouri landscape, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Mud Creek as it cuts through the earth nearby. It lies 6.5 miles north of Moberly, MO (from Moberly, MO: bearing 359°T), and is situated 16.0 miles south of Macon. The horizon here is expansive and unencumbered, where the quality of light at dusk stretches long, thin shadows across the fields, turning the dusty lanes a deep, bruised violet. Cairo rests in a terrain of subtle shifts, where the soil holds the memory of ancient prairie grasses and the quiet patience of the plains. A few miles away, the stillness of Sugar Creek Lake offers a mirror to the sky, its surface often undisturbed by the wind that moves constantly through the tall, thin stands of trees surrounding the water.

History in Cairo is measured less by grand monuments and more by the enduring persistence of those who work the surrounding soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of agriculture, where the seasonal turning of crops dictates the pace of the days and the character of the labor. Residents often look toward Moberly (Sugar Creek Lake) for a reprieve from the daily tasks, finding a familiar, quiet space to observe the turning of the seasons. There is a plain-spoken integrity to the life here, a sense that the inhabitants understand their relationship to the land, finding beauty in the stark, honest utility of a well-tilled field or the sudden, sharp clarity of the air after a late-summer storm.

About This Cairo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cairo, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.511979, -92.44046. 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 Cairo includes the ZIP code (65239), telephone area code (573), county seat of Randolph County (Huntsville), and school district assignment (Northeast Randolph County 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.