Greenville Missouri Map

About Greenville, Missouri

Greenville is a locality in Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 418. The population density is 264.4 people per km². Greenville is located at 37.1273°N, 90.4501°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63944.

Greenville lies at the confluence of rolling Ozark foothills, where the land begins its slow, deliberate descent towards the valleys. It lies 52.7 miles west-south-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 257°T), and is situated 13.7 miles east of Piedmont. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp, clean promise of pine. Fields of corn, their stalks a faded gold under the late summer sun, give way to patches of dense woodland, a mosaic of oak, hickory, and maple. The terrain is a gentle sculpting of the earth, with shallow draws and broad ridges that lead the eye towards the distant, hazy blue of the higher country. In the quiet of the morning, the stillness is broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the murmur of the Black River, a ribbon of brown water that winds its way through the landscape. This corner of the Ozarks, where Greenville makes its home, has a history deeply entwined with the bounty of the land and the flow of its waterways. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of timber, established communities that often centered around the riverbanks, relying on the Black River for transport and sustenance. While farming remains a quiet cornerstone of the local economy, the past echoes with the lumber mills that once hummed with activity, shaping the very trees that still stand sentinel over the hills. Today, the rhythm of Greenville is one of patient persistence, a place where the legacy of those who cleared the land and built the first cabins can still be felt in the enduring strength of its people and the unhurried pace of its days.

About This Greenville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenville, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.127274, -90.450114. 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 Greenville and Wayne County.

Detailed location data for Greenville includes the ZIP code (64060), telephone area code (816), county seat of Wayne County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Greenville R-II 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 Greenville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.