Irondale Missouri Map

About Irondale, Missouri

Irondale is a locality in Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 622. The population density is 387.1 people per km². Irondale is located at 37.8320°N, 90.6782°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63648.

Irondale rests in a fold of Washington County, where the Ozark hills begin their slow, deliberate descent. It lies 48.5 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 205°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Park Hills. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a constant whisper from the surrounding hardwood forests that climb the slopes in a tapestry of greens and grays. These woods are not manicured parks but wilder places, their undergrowth thick with fern and sapling, the sunlight filtering through the canopy in shifting patterns that illuminate patches of moss-covered rock. The land itself is a study in patient erosion, the shallow streams that thread through the hollows carving their gentle, persistent paths towards larger waterways. Even the fields, where they break the forest's dominion, seem to possess a quiet resilience, their soil a deep, rich red that speaks of ancient geological processes. The echoes of a bygone era are palpable in Irondale, a place shaped by the extraction of its mineral wealth. For generations, iron ore was the lifeblood of this locality, its furnaces once blazing against the twilight sky, drawing a steady stream of labor and commerce. The closure of those mines left a void, a shift in the economic landscape that Irondale has navigated with a measured pace. Today, the economy leans towards agriculture and the quietude of those who appreciate its unhurried rhythm, the sale of local produce a small but vital thread in its continuation. The memory of industry, however, remains, a low hum beneath the surface of everyday life, in the weathered barns and the occasional rusted piece of equipment discovered in the woods, a silent testament to the days when the earth yielded its bounty with a more boisterous clang.

About This Irondale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Irondale, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.831994, -90.678183. 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 Irondale and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Irondale includes the ZIP code (63648), telephone area code (816), county seat of Washington County (Potosi), and school district assignment (West St. Francois County R-IV 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 Irondale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.