Crystal Lakes Missouri Map

About Crystal Lakes, Missouri

Crystal Lakes is a locality in Ray County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 390. The population density is 139.0 people per km². Crystal Lakes is located at 39.3595°N, 94.1899°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Crystal Lakes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64024.

Crystal Lakes maintains a quiet presence amidst the expansive Missouri landscape, defined primarily by the steady, winding path of the East Fork Fishing River as it cuts through the local clay and limestone. It lies 2.4 miles northeast of Excelsior Springs, MO (from Excelsior Springs, MO: bearing 54°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Kearney. The terrain here transitions from the flat, fertile stretches of the northern plains into the modest, gradual inclines that eventually ripple toward the distant Yankee Ridge on the horizon. Water dominates the immediate visual experience, with the Number 172 Reservoir sitting as a calm, reflective eye in the landscape, its surface often catching the bruised, violet light of late afternoon. Beyond the reservoir, the earth is layered with thick, dark soil and patches of dense woodland that provide shelter for the wildlife moving between the water and the nearby greenery of Lincoln Park.

Economic life in Crystal Lakes has long been tethered to the rhythmic demands of the river valley, where the soil and the water supply once dictated the pace of agrarian growth and early settlement. While the modern industry has shifted, the identity of the place remains firmly rooted in this legacy, favoring a deliberate, measured approach to daily labor and the maintenance of the land. Residents move through their days with a pragmatic, plain-spoken sensibility, their lives punctuated by the seasonal transformations of the riverbanks and the quietude that settles over the reservoir during the off-hours. A certain stillness persists here, an awareness that the history of the region is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring, quiet persistence of the community as it continues to work alongside the water.

About This Crystal Lakes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crystal Lakes, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.35945, -94.189944. 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 Crystal Lakes includes the ZIP code (64024), telephone area code (816), county seat of Ray County (Richmond), and school district assignment (Excelsior Springs 40 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.