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Joplin Missouri Map

Explore Joplin, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Joplin, Missouri

How to Use This Joplin, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Joplin, Missouri. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Missouri or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Joplin.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Joplin
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Jasper County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.075218
Longitude	-94.501259
Population	51,762
Density	524.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	64801, 64804, 64802, 64803
Area Code	816
County Seat	Carthage
School District	Joplin School District

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About Joplin, Missouri

Joplin is a locality in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of 51,762. The population density is 524.8 people per km². Joplin is located at 37.0752°N, 94.5013°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Joplin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 64801, 64804, 64802.

Joplin occupies a firm position upon the limestone-rich plateau where the prairie meets the rugged, timbered reaches of the Ozark foothills. It lies 5.1 miles south-southwest of Webb City, MO (from Webb City, MO: bearing 213°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-southeast of Carl Junction. Joplin remains a place defined by the steady, persistent flow of Joplin Creek, which carves a modest path through the local topography as it drains the surrounding fields. To the west, the gentle depression of Lone Elm Hollow holds the morning mist long after the sun has climbed, while the distant, jagged silhouette of Old Foot Ridge marks the horizon with a gray, serrated line. Within the immediate footprint of the landscape, Ewert Park offers a quiet expanse of green space where the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats between the trees, illuminating the quiet industry of the earth itself.

Joplin emerged from the raw potential of the nineteenth-century frontier, finding its initial footing through the discovery of lead and zinc deposits that pulled men from the corners of the continent to labor beneath the soil. Miners and speculators once crowded these tracts, transforming the landscape into a crucible of extraction that fueled the rapid expansion of the American interior. Joplin preserves this legacy not in monuments of bronze, but in the enduring, plain-spoken character of its citizens, who carry the stoic, practical resolve of those who first broke the ground. The history of Joplin is a narrative of sudden fortunes and the slow, necessary work of building a permanent life upon the bedrock of the plains.

Joplin serves as a vital nexus for regional commerce, supporting a diverse economy that spans medical services, manufacturing, and the logistics of the interstate corridors. The presence of Missouri Southern State University provides an academic anchor for the region, fostering an environment of continuous learning that ripples outward into the local workforce. Infrastructure here is built for the movement of goods and people, with highways acting as the modern veins of a system that once relied on the rail lines of the previous century. Residents often retreat to the nearby Oscie Ora Acres Lake for respite, finding in its stillness a necessary counterpoint to the hum of the regional trade hubs and the steady pulse of the local medical centers.

Joplin cultivates a culture that finds its expression in the high-energy spirit of college athletics and the communal warmth of seasonal festivals that draw the region together. The town celebrates its identity through local traditions that honor both the agrarian past and the modern professional aspirations of its residents. For those seeking the sudden, rushing music of water, Shoal Creek Falls provides a local point of interest, its cascade a reliable, cooling presence during the heat of the Missouri summer. While legends like the outlaw Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow once passed through these parts, the true character of Joplin is found in the everyday persistence of its people, who maintain a quiet, vigilant pride in the land they occupy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Parr Hill Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 153° SE
Murphy Boulevard Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 022° N
Route 66 Mural Park (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 315° NW
Joe Becker Memorial Stadium (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 007° N
Landreth Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 343° N
Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 231° SW
Schifferdecker home (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 308° NW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 342° N
The house of Bonnie and Clyde (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 208° SW
National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 287° W
Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 287° W
Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 288° W
Mining Days Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 025° NE
Apple Park Water Tower (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 088° E
Praying Hands (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 023° NE
Walter Woods Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 186° S
Tipton Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 152° SE
Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 120° SE
Tow Mater (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 273° W
Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 270° W
Tristate Marker (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 231° SW
Samuel J. Butcher Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 073° E
George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 9.7 mi, 126° SE · 241 acres
Brush Creek Bridge (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 270° W
Baxter Springs Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 256° W
Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.5 mi, 152° SE · 82 acres
WWII ruin (Historic Ruins) — 18.0 mi, 154° SE
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.2 mi, 206° SW · 8,813 acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 45.1 mi, 128° SE · 1.5M acres

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