Explore Malden, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Malden, Missouri. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Missouri or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Malden.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Malden |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Dunklin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 36.601 |
| Longitude | -89.997512 |
| Population | 3,706 |
| Density | 172.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 63863 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Kennett |
| School District | Malden R-I School District |
Malden occupies a quiet expanse of the Bootheel, where the earth stretches flat and dark toward the horizon like a vast, fertile palm held open to the sun. It lies 22.7 miles north-northeast of Kennett, MO (from Kennett, MO: bearing 13°T), and is situated 16.5 miles south of Dexter. The landscape here is defined by an ancient, industrious flatness, a testament to the drainage of the swampy lowlands that once dominated the region and transformed the soil into a heavy, black loam. To the west, the distant shadow of Cane Ridge provides a faint, serrated edge to the sky, while the local moisture finds its way through the persistent, narrow path of Ditch Number 16. In the amber light of late afternoon, the flatness of the fields creates an immense sky, where the clouds seem to move with a deliberate, heavy grace, undisturbed by the interference of higher ground.
Malden retains a character forged by the seasonal rhythms of cotton and grain, its economy deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding plains. The town carries the steady, plain-spoken weight of a history built on agrarian labor, a legacy that remains visible in the functional architecture of its streets and the quiet maintenance of Beckwith Park. While the seclusion of the region is palpable, the proximity of Wilhelmina State Forest offers a dense, wooded contrast to the open fields, and the waters of Devasia Lake provide a still, reflective reprieve from the heat of the summer months. Life here moves with a measured pace, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the simple necessity of tending to the land, ensuring that Malden remains a place where the work of the day is always reflected in the quiet stability of the evening.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Malden, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.601, -89.997512. 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 Malden includes the ZIP code (63863), telephone area code (816), county seat of Dunklin County (Kennett), and school district assignment (Malden R-I School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |