Mercer Missouri Map

About Mercer, Missouri

Mercer is a locality in Mercer County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 263. The population density is 275.9 people per km². Mercer is located at 40.5114°N, 93.5322°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mercer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64661.

Mercer occupies a quiet expanse of northern Missouri, where the earth settles into a slow, deliberate cadence of prairie grass and open fields. It lies 54.5 miles west-northwest of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 294°T), and is situated 30.2 miles north of Trenton. Collier Branch cuts a modest, winding path through the landscape, its presence marked by the silver glint of water against the deep green of wild-growing brush and the darkening soil of the surrounding plains. The air here holds a particular quality at dusk, thin and cool, carrying the scent of drying stalks and the damp, earthy reach of the lowlands. A few miles away, Lions Community Park Lake offers a still, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting violet clouds of the late afternoon, anchoring the horizon with a quiet, glassy permanence.

Mercer maintains a rhythm defined by the seasonal labor of the fields and the steady, quiet work of a population tethered to the land. The history of the area remains etched in the simple, sturdy architecture of local structures and the enduring patterns of agricultural commerce that have sustained the families here for generations. Life moves with a pragmatic, unadorned focus, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet linked to the broader, plain-spoken spirit of the region. Those seeking the wider, more rugged reaches of the outdoors often find their way toward Moore-Gosch Memorial Park, where the terrain opens up, inviting a deeper connection to the woods and the quiet, persistent vitality that defines the character of Mercer.

About This Mercer Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mercer, Missouri. Coordinates: 40.511398, -93.532164. 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 Mercer includes the ZIP code (64661), telephone area code (816), county seat of Mercer County (Princeton), and school district assignment (North Mercer County R-III 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.