Centerville Missouri Map

About Centerville, Missouri

Centerville is a locality in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 202.1 people per km². Centerville is located at 37.4350°N, 90.9585°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Centerville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63633.

Centerville anchors itself firmly within the rugged, limestone-strewn topography of the Missouri Ozarks, defined by the clear, persistent currents of the West Fork Black River as it carves through the terrain. It lies 37.9 miles southwest of Farmington, MO (from Farmington, MO: bearing 231°T), and is situated 34.8 miles east-southeast of Salem. The landscape here is characterized by the ancient, weathered contours of Brooks Hollow, where the low-slung, forested ridges of the Mark Twain National Forest converge to create a basin of dense, deep-green shadows. In the heat of mid-afternoon, the air holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to suspend the very dust motes above the road, while the light filters through the canopy in sharp, angular shafts of gold. Round Hill rises six miles to the distance, a silent, earthen sentinel that watches over the quiet transition from the thick woodlands to the more exposed, pastoral clearings that define the immediate perimeter.

Centerville remains a place defined by the steady, modest pulse of a rural economy that has long looked toward the timber and mineral wealth of the surrounding hills for its livelihood. The settlement retains the plain-spoken, deliberate character of the early pioneers who established their lives in the shadow of the Mark Twain National Forest, favoring a slow, pragmatic approach to the changing seasons. Residents often make the nine-mile trek to the seclusion of Dickens Valley State Forest for quietude, or look toward the Upper Reservoir for a rare, expansive horizon of still water that breaks the dense monotony of the timber. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifting of the river’s height and the long, violet-hued evenings that settle over the valley, marking the end of a day spent in the honest, unadorned labor that keeps the spirit of the region intact.

About This Centerville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Centerville, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.435048, -90.958457. 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 Centerville includes the ZIP code (63633), telephone area code (816), county seat of Reynolds County (Centerville), and school district assignment (Centerville R-I 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.