Florida Missouri Map

About Florida, Missouri

Florida is a locality in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 5. The population density is 18.4 people per km². Florida is located at 39.4931°N, 91.7871°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Florida is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65283.

Florida exists as a modest collection of structures held in the quiet grip of the Missouri landscape, where the land stretches out in long, uncomplicated lines of earth and prairie grass. It lies 22.9 miles north-northeast of Mexico, MO (from Mexico, MO: bearing 13°T), and is situated 11.4 miles south-southwest of Monroe City. The Carr Branch carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its presence marking the low points of the terrain where the shadows gather thick and cool at the end of the day. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the horizon remains wide and open, holding a quality of light that turns the fields to a muted, dusty gold as the sun retreats. Mark Twain State Park offers an expanse of preserved woodland that defines the local atmosphere, grounding Florida in a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of long-standing silence.

History remains the primary currency of Florida, anchoring its identity to the memory of its most famous son, whose early years were spent amidst these very fields and forests. The local economy leans into this legacy, drawing visitors who seek to understand the origins of a writer whose voice shaped the American imagination. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the soil and the slow, rhythmic expansion of Mark Twain Lake, which mirrors the vastness of the sky above. While the bustle of the world feels distant, the inhabitants of Florida maintain a plain-spoken connection to the land, their daily lives defined by the intersection of a singular literary past and the persistent, quiet endurance of the Missouri plains.

About This Florida Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Florida, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.493096, -91.787107. 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 Florida includes the ZIP code (65283), telephone area code (573), county seat of Monroe County (Paris), and school district assignment (Monroe City 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.