Explore Lake Ozark, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Ozark, 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 Lake Ozark.
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 | Lake Ozark |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Miller County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.198644 |
| Longitude | -92.638797 |
| Population | 2,077 |
| Density | 111.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 65049 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| County Seat | Tuscumbia |
| School District | School of The Osage School District |
Lake Ozark holds the primary command of the landscape, its sprawling, serpentine waters defining the very geometry of the terrain. It lies 35.8 miles north of Lebanon, MO (from Lebanon, MO: bearing 2°T), and is situated 3.5 miles north-northwest of Osage Beach. The water of Lake of the Ozarks reflects the shifting Missouri sky, carving through a limestone topography that rises into the rugged elevation of Bald Ridge nearby. Beyond the immediate water, the land recedes into the quiet, shaded depths of Hudson Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, earth-bound weight. A few miles away, the quiet stillness of Unknown Park offers a pause in the terrain, while the Osage River maintains its ancient, steady migration toward the horizon. In the waning light of late afternoon, the surface of the lake fractures the sun into a thousand trembling shards of silver, casting a pale, metallic glow over the rocky outcrops that define the local horizon.
Development in Lake Ozark emerged from the engineering ambition of the early twentieth century, which fundamentally transformed the region’s economic pulse. Where the land was once defined by secluded woodlands and the slow passage of time, the creation of the reservoir brought an influx of commerce centered on recreation and hospitality. Today, the economy thrives on the seasonal migration of visitors who navigate the winding roads to experience the expansive waterway, shifting the quiet atmosphere of the hinterlands into a rhythmic, industrious hum. The local character persists in a plain-spoken resilience, reflecting a history shaped by the transition from rugged, isolated hill life to a hub of regional tourism. Even as the modern tempo accelerates, the presence of the distant Fiery Fork State Forest serves as a reminder of the vast, untamed character that persists just beyond the reach of the docks and the steady, insistent motion of the water.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Ozark, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.198644, -92.638797. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Lake Ozark includes the ZIP code (65049), telephone area code (573), county seat of Miller County (Tuscumbia), and school district assignment (School of The Osage School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |