Madison Missouri Map

About Madison, Missouri

Madison is a locality in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 515. The population density is 443.8 people per km². Madison is located at 39.4736°N, 92.2099°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Madison is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65263.

Madison stretches across the undulating prairie of north-central Missouri, where the sky claims a vast, heavy portion of the horizon. It lies 12.8 miles east-northeast of Moberly, MO (from Moberly, MO: bearing 73°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north-northwest of Centralia. The landscape settles into a pattern of open fields and timbered draws, defined by the quiet passage of Pedee Branch just a mile from the center of town. On clear days, the distant silhouette of Cedar Ridge hints at a more dramatic topography miles away, though here the earth remains modest, favoring the steady work of agriculture and the seasonal cycles of the corn and soybean rows. The light at dusk here often turns a pale, bruised violet, catching the tall grasses in a glow that makes the surrounding fields seem to breathe in the cooling air.

Madison maintains a rhythm dictated by the soil and the slow, persistent labor of the farming families who have held these acres for generations. While the local economy remains anchored to the output of the surrounding fields, residents often look toward Woodlawn Access for a quiet reprieve, finding in the managed woods a stark contrast to the manicured geometry of the regional farmland. Johnson Lake sits quietly six miles away, offering a still reflection of the clouds and the occasional flash of a kingfisher above the water. Life in Madison moves with a deliberate, plain-spoken gravity, defined by the practicalities of a landlocked life where the seasons—not the clocks—dictate the urgency of the day.

About This Madison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Madison, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.473649, -92.209899. 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 Madison includes the ZIP code (65263), telephone area code (573), county seat of Monroe County (Paris), and school district assignment (Madison C-3 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.