Leslie Missouri Map

About Leslie, Missouri

Leslie is a locality in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 308.9 people per km². Leslie is located at 38.4178°N, 91.2321°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Leslie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63056.

Leslie occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises in low, limestone-rich ridges and broad, fertile depressions that define the transition between the plains and the rugged terrain of the Ozarks. It lies 12.3 miles west of Union, MO (from Union, MO: bearing 260°T), and is situated 15.3 miles southwest of Washington. Little Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the local topography, its waters often reflecting the heavy, humid light of late afternoon as they move toward larger tributaries. To the west, the horizon catches the silhouette of Bald Hill, a modest elevation that anchors the view against a sky that seems to stretch wider here than anywhere else. The air carries the scent of damp soil and drying hay, a sharp, honest clarity that lingers long after the sun has dipped behind the trees.

Leslie maintains the steady, unpretentious pace of a place built upon the labor of the soil and the quiet persistence of its residents. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of the seasons, with local industry and agriculture providing a foundation that has weathered the changing tides of the modern era. Visitors or residents seeking the stillness of the wild often migrate toward the Port Hudson Lake Conservation Area, where the land is preserved in a state of quiet grace, far removed from the clamor of the major urban centers to the east. For those who watch the seasons turn, the life of Leslie is found in the simple, recurring chores of the day and the enduring strength of a landscape that asks for little but gives back in the form of a harvest and a deep, grounded sense of belonging.

About This Leslie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leslie, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.417828, -91.232095. 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 Leslie includes the ZIP code (63056), telephone area code (314), county seat of Franklin County (Union), and school district assignment (Union R-XI 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.