Neck City Missouri Map
Neck City, Missouri — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Neck City, Jasper County.
Interactive Map of Neck City, Missouri
| City | Neck City |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Jasper |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.257 |
| Longitude | -94.444394 |
| Population | 193 |
| Density | 228.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Neck City, Missouri
Neck City is a locality in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 193. The population density is 228.2 people per km². Neck City is located at 37.2570°N, 94.4444°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64755.
Neck City lies in a landscape of gentle rises and shallow valleys, where the broad sweep of the prairie begins to fold and dip. It lies 12.5 miles north-north-east of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 18°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-west of Carthage. The land here, a rich, loamy earth, is often painted in the muted greens of pasture and the ochre browns of tilled fields, stretching towards horizons that seem impossibly distant under a sky that can shift from a crystalline blue to a bruised, dramatic grey with startling speed. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the fertile soil and the infrequent but welcome rains. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels, punctuate the open spaces, and the occasional cluster of mature oaks or elms offers a welcome, shaded respite. The story of Neck City is inextricably linked to the earth beneath it. Once, the land yielded not just crops but also the dark, valuable ores that fueled distant industries, a legacy that whispers in the quietude of this Jasper County locale. While the clang of mining machinery has long since faded, the spirit of industriousness persists, now finding its expression in the careful cultivation of the land and the small, resilient businesses that serve the surrounding agricultural communities. The pace of life in Neck City is measured, marked by the changing seasons and the quiet hum of daily routines, a rhythm that feels both grounded and enduring, a subtle continuation of the generations who have called this place home.
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About This Neck City Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Neck City, Missouri with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Neck City and Jasper County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Neck City is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Neck City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
