Callao Missouri Map

About Callao, Missouri

Callao is a locality in Macon County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 251. The population density is 187.4 people per km². Callao is located at 39.7609°N, 92.6232°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Callao is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63534.

Callao occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri plains where the horizon stretches wide, broken only by the persistent, winding presence of Stinking Creek. It lies 25.6 miles north-northwest of Moberly, MO (from Moberly, MO: bearing 337°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west of Macon. The land here holds a subtle, earthen dignity, defined by the slow, rhythmic movement of the wind across grasses and the way the late afternoon light turns the fields into a muted palette of amber and gold. Five miles away, the waters of Long Branch Lake catch the sky, offering a mirror to the clouds that drift over this unhurried landscape. The air carries the scent of dry soil and coming rain, a grounded atmosphere that feels as old as the deep, dark loam beneath the boots of those who traverse these fields.

Callao emerged as a point of connection for the local agricultural economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pulse of the days. The history of the region is written in the steel of the nearby rail lines and the endurance of the small-scale farms that sustain the life of the locality. Residents often find their way to the Long Branch Recreation Area to mark the changing seasons, or look toward the distant, shadowed slopes of Sleepy Hollow when the weather turns. Life in Callao remains tethered to the land’s quiet demands, favoring a plain-spoken consistency that values the labor of the hands and the steady, reliable passage of time.

About This Callao Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Callao, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.760865, -92.623245. 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 Callao includes the ZIP code (63534), telephone area code (816), county seat of Macon County (Macon), and school district assignment (Callao C-8 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.