Lancaster Missouri Map

About Lancaster, Missouri

Lancaster is a locality in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 675. The population density is 175.4 people per km². Lancaster is located at 40.5209°N, 92.5280°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lancaster is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63548.

Lancaster sits amidst a landscape of quiet, expansive prairie that stretches toward the horizon, where the land settles into a series of gentle, undulating swells. It lies 22.7 miles north of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 7°T), and is situated 17.0 miles south-southwest of Bloomfield. A mile away, the water of Lancaster City Lake reflects the pale, wide-open sky, offering a stillness that mirrors the modest pace of the surroundings. To the west, the North Fork Middle Fabius River meanders through the lowlands, its path marked by the shifting green of riparian brush and the occasional shadow of birds circling above. Eight miles in the distance, the silhouette of White Oak Ridge rises against the twilight, a muted, earthen spine that anchors the view and gives the horizon a sense of permanence.

Lancaster serves as a center for the surrounding agricultural life, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the turning of soil and the harvest of the fields. The history of the region is written in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of its buildings and the resilience of those who have made a living from the deep, fertile earth. Residents often gather near the Lancaster (New City Lake) for a moment of respite, finding a singular beauty in the way the late afternoon light catches the tall grasses at the water's edge. Life here maintains an unadorned, plain-spoken character, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the steady, persistent work that sustains the local economy.

About This Lancaster Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lancaster, Missouri. Coordinates: 40.520863, -92.527966. 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 Lancaster includes the ZIP code (63548), telephone area code (816), county seat of Schuyler County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Schuyler County R-I 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.