Crystal City Missouri Map

About Crystal City, Missouri

Crystal City is a locality in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,718. The population density is 403.7 people per km². Crystal City is located at 38.2212°N, 90.3790°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63028.

Crystal City rests in a pocket of Missouri where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll toward the Mississippi. It lies 17.7 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 193°T), and is situated 0.9 miles east of Festus. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun slants through the oaks and maples, carries a scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a scent that clings to the sturdy brick buildings and the quiet streets. The landscape is a gentle yielding, not a dramatic pronouncement, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching out like rumpled blankets, bordered by stands of trees that thicken into woods along the low bluffs. Small creeks, their banks often fringed with ferns, meander through the terrain, their water a cool, clear murmur in the summer heat. This place has always been defined by the earth beneath it, by the minerals that lay buried, drawing people here to work them. For generations, the economy of Crystal City was inextricably linked to the mining and processing of silica, a fine, pale sand that became the backbone of the glass industry. The immense furnaces, even in their quiet disuse, still cast a long shadow of industry, a reminder of the grit and sweat that shaped the town. The Mississippi River, a broad, indifferent artery, flows not far off, its presence felt in the humidity that rises from its banks and the occasional barge pushing its load upstream, a steady, rumbling rhythm that has been the soundtrack to Crystal City for over a century.

About This Crystal City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crystal City, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.221166, -90.379009. 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 Crystal City and Jefferson County.

Detailed location data for Crystal City includes the ZIP code (63019), telephone area code (314), county seat of Jefferson County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Crystal City 47 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 Crystal City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.