Greenwood Missouri Map

About Greenwood, Missouri

Greenwood is a locality in Clay County, Missouri, United States. Greenwood is located at 39.1900°N, 94.5427°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64034.

Greenwood, Missouri, unfolds across a landscape sculpted by gentle swells of earth, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels boundless. It lies 1.2 miles south-south-east of Gladstone, MO (from Gladstone, MO: bearing 146°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-north-east of Kansas City. Rolling fields, painted in shades of emerald and gold depending on the season, give way to clusters of mature trees that form verdant canopies along the edges of properties and country lanes. The air, especially in the late afternoon, often carries a faint, sweet scent of mown hay and damp soil, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart that still beats beneath the surface of this Clay County locality. Dusk here possesses a particular luminescence, a soft, diffused light that seems to linger, lending a painterly quality to the scene as the day prepares to yield to the quietude of night. The story of Greenwood is one of enduring connection to the land, a narrative woven from the threads of early settlers drawn to the fertile soil and the promise of sustenance. For generations, the local economy has found its strength in agriculture, with crops like corn and soybeans defining the agricultural rhythm of life. While the nearby expanse of Kansas City has brought new waves of development and opportunity, Greenwood has managed to retain a distinct character, a place where the pace of life feels measured, less hurried than its metropolitan neighbor. This preservation of a more grounded existence is perhaps what makes Greenwood so enduringly attractive, a quiet anchor in a rapidly changing world, its history a gentle whisper on the wind that sweeps across its open fields.

About This Greenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenwood, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.190003, -94.542732. 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 Greenwood and Clay County.

Detailed location data for Greenwood includes the ZIP code (64119), telephone area code (816), county seat of Clay County (Liberty), and school district assignment (Lee's Summit R-VII 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 Greenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.