Fulton Missouri Map

About Fulton, Missouri

Fulton is a locality in Callaway County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of 12,617. The population density is 394.8 people per km². Fulton is located at 38.8467°N, 91.9480°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65251.

Fulton rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the fertile soil of central Missouri yields to broad fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards the horizon. It lies 22.0 miles east-south-east of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 109°T), and is situated 17.4 miles east-north-east of Ashland. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of cut hay and the distant hum of tractors, a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching wide like ancient arms, punctuate the edges of these cultivated expanses, offering dappled shade that shifts with the slow procession of the sun. The sky above Fulton often opens up into vast, pale blue expanses, occasionally broken by the dramatic sweep of clouds that promise rain or paint the evenings with hues of rose and gold. The story of Fulton is deeply entwined with its agricultural roots, a legacy that continues to shape its economy through farming and related industries. This is a place that remembers its past, from the early settlers who carved their homesteads from the wilderness to the steady growth that followed. The Missouri State Penitentiary, a formidable presence for many years, once defined a significant aspect of Fulton's industrial character, its imposing stone walls a stark counterpoint to the surrounding pastoral beauty. Today, Fulton continues to cultivate its unique identity, a blend of the hardworking spirit of the heartland and a quiet pride in its enduring community, where the pace of life allows for the simple, profound pleasures of a shared sunset or a neighborly wave.

About This Fulton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fulton, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.846708, -91.947959. 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 Fulton and Callaway County.

Detailed location data for Fulton includes the ZIP code (65251), telephone area code (573), county seat of Callaway County (Fulton), and school district assignment (Fulton 58 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 Fulton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.