New Madrid Missouri Map

About New Madrid, Missouri

New Madrid is a locality in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,662. The population density is 233.3 people per km². New Madrid is located at 36.5864°N, 89.5279°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63869.

New Madrid lies low and wide along the Mississippi River, a place where the broad, brown water dictates the horizon and the air carries the humid breath of the South. It lies 33.5 miles north-west of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 307°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east of Lilbourn. The land itself is a gentle, almost imperceptible slope towards the great river, a fertile plain shaped by centuries of alluvial deposits. Here, the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas painted with the soft pastels of dawn and the deep, bruised purples of twilight, a light that seems to linger longer than elsewhere, as if reluctant to depart. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles, stand sentinel along the muddy banks, and the quiet hum of insects forms the constant soundtrack to life in this riverine landscape. This is a region deeply marked by the earth's own powerful tremors, famously the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812 that reshaped the very contours of the land, even momentarily reversing the river's flow. The economy of New Madrid has always been tied to the lifeblood of the Mississippi, from its early days as a steamboat hub to the present-day barge traffic carrying agricultural bounty. Cotton fields still unfurl across the flatlands, their white bolls a familiar sight against the deep green of summer, and the rhythm of the seasons dictates the planting and the harvest. The town retains a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring history that whispers from its older buildings and the stoic faces of its people, a resilience forged in the crucible of both natural forces and human endeavor.

About This New Madrid Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Madrid, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.586449, -89.527855. 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 Madrid and New Madrid County.

Detailed location data for New Madrid includes the ZIP code (63869), telephone area code (816), county seat of New Madrid County (New Madrid), and school district assignment (New Madrid County R-I 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 Madrid is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.