Lakeshire Missouri Map

About Lakeshire, Missouri

Lakeshire is a locality in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,554. The population density is 2690.6 people per km². Lakeshire is located at 38.5387°N, 90.3351°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lakeshire is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63123.

Lakeshire occupies a quiet transition where the dense, limestone-rich soil of the interior plains meets the softening influence of the Ozark foothills. Sunlight hits the ground here with a particular, heavy warmth in late afternoon, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle swells of the earth. Gravois Creek pulses through the landscape just a mile away, its path marked by a thick, dark ribbon of sycamore and willow that defies the encroaching suburban sprawl. Beyond the immediate tree line, the distant silhouette of the Crescent Hills provides a jagged, hazy boundary to the southern horizon, while the terrain closer to home remains defined by the persistent, unyielding clay and the occasional limestone outcropping that speaks to a deeper, geological antiquity.

Lakeshire maintains a deliberate, measured pace that honors its legacy as a site of quiet settlement and steady transition. The presence of Grant'S Trail provides a constant, linear path for residents to traverse the local landscape, serving as a social artery that binds the neighborhood together far more effectively than any formal town square. While the economy has long since moved past its agrarian roots, the memory of the land persists in the small, well-tended gardens and the enduring reliance on regional commerce. A short drive toward the deeper topography reveals the sharp depression of Cement Hollow, a reminder of the industrial limestone heritage that once shaped the local economy. Even as the modern world encroaches, the proximity to the serene waters of Lake of the Woods ensures that the residents of Lakeshire remain tethered to the slow, predictable rhythms of the water and the earth.

About This Lakeshire Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakeshire, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.538664, -90.335116. 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 Lakeshire includes the ZIP code (63123), telephone area code (314), county seat of St. Louis County (Clayton), and school district assignment (Affton 101 School District).

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.