New Hamburg Missouri Map

About New Hamburg, Missouri

New Hamburg is a locality in Scott County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 247. The population density is 73.5 people per km². New Hamburg is located at 37.1264°N, 89.5934°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63740.

New Hamburg rests in a broad, fertile valley where the land gently rolls towards the broad embrace of the Mississippi River not far to the east. It lies 13.1 miles south-south-west of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 198°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-west of Scott City. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the rich, earthy perfume of turned soil and ripening corn, a scent that clings to the weathered clapboard of the houses and the broad, sun-bleached porches. Oak and maple trees, ancient sentinels, line the quiet roads, their branches forming a dappled canopy that filters the bright Missouri sunlight into shifting patterns on the asphalt. The sky above New Hamburg is a vast canvas, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that gather and dissipate with a slow, deliberate grace, mirroring the unhurried rhythm of life in this corner of Scott County. This land, long worked by generations, tells a story of agricultural persistence and quiet community. The soil, a deep, dark loam, has sustained farming families for over a century, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of the local economy, their endless green fields stretching to the horizon. Echoes of earlier times can be found in the sturdy brick buildings of the old general store, a silent testament to a time when commerce moved at a different pace. The strong Catholic heritage of the early settlers is still visible in the spires of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, a landmark that has been a spiritual anchor for the people of New Hamburg for decades, its bells marking the passage of time and the seasons of life.

About This New Hamburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Hamburg, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.126439, -89.59342. 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 New Hamburg and Scott County.

Detailed location data for New Hamburg includes the ZIP code (63740), telephone area code (816), county seat of Scott County (Benton), and school district assignment (Kelso C-7 School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct New Hamburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.