Explore Cooter, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Cooter |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 36.046738 |
| Longitude | -89.810084 |
| Population | 343 |
| Density | 448.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 63839 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Caruthersville |
| School District | Cooter R-IV School District |
Cooter sits flat and wide upon the dark, alluvial soil of the Missouri Bootheel, where the horizon stretches thin and unobstructed in every direction. It lies 18.9 miles southeast of Kennett, MO (from Kennett, MO: bearing 134°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-northwest of Lauderdale. Ditch Number 5 cuts a straight, utilitarian line through the fields, acting as a quiet artery that drains the heavy earth and reflects the expansive, pale sky. To the west, the subtle rise of Blow Ridge marks the limit of the lowlands, while the Midway Crevasse offers a deeper, shadowed fold in the otherwise level plain. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the dust of the fields and settling into the furrows like fine, dark velvet.
Cooter exists as a product of the land’s heavy fertility, a place built upon the labor of the plow and the steady rotation of the seasons. Cotton and soybeans dominate the local economy, their cycles dictating the quiet, deliberate pace of the days. While the bustle of the world feels distant, the proximity of the Moss Island Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the wilder, uncultivated life that persists beyond the fence lines. Life in Cooter is defined by this persistent, plain-spoken connection to the soil, where the nearby waters of Everett Lake offer a rare, still mirror to the intense heat of the summer afternoons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cooter, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.046738, -89.810084. 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 Cooter includes the ZIP code (63839), telephone area code (816), county seat of Pemiscot County (Caruthersville), and school district assignment (Cooter 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |