Leadwood Missouri Map

About Leadwood, Missouri

Leadwood is a locality in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,354. The population density is 508.7 people per km². Leadwood is located at 37.8673°N, 90.5932°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63653.

Leadwood rests in the rolling Ozark hills, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath, its slopes softened by a persistent green. It lies 44.5 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 201°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west-north-west of Park Hills. The sky above Leadwood often stretches in vast, unbroken sheets of blue, punctuated by the slow drift of clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the undulating terrain. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance deepened by the humid embrace of summer afternoons and the crisp clarity of autumn mornings. The very character of the place is one of quiet endurance, a landscape shaped by the steady hand of nature and a populace accustomed to the rhythms of the seasons. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense canopy of oaks and hickories that crown the higher ridges, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of ferns and the occasional flash of a startled deer. The history of Leadwood is etched deep into the very stone of this region, a testament to the mineral wealth that once drew souls to its embrace. The legacy of lead and zinc mining, though largely a memory now, has left its indelible mark, shaping the local economy and the stoic character of its people. The echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts have long since faded, replaced by the hum of a more modern, albeit still modest, economic life. The land, once scarred by industry, now reclaims itself, its hillsides dotted with homes that speak of generations who have weathered boom and bust. The nearby St. Francois River, a ribbon of cool water, offers a different kind of solace, its banks a place for quiet contemplation and the occasional hopeful cast of a fishing line, a subtle reminder of the enduring natural beauty that underpins this corner of Missouri.

About This Leadwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leadwood, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.867273, -90.593182. 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 Leadwood and St. Francois County.

Detailed location data for Leadwood includes the ZIP code (63653), telephone area code (816), county seat of St. Francois County (Farmington), 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 Leadwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.