Newburg Missouri Map

About Newburg, Missouri

Newburg is a locality in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 333. The population density is 199.3 people per km². Newburg is located at 37.9142°N, 91.9027°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Newburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65550.

Newburg emerges from the limestone-heavy terrain where the persistent, clear waters of the Little Piney Creek carve a serpentine path through the landscape. It lies 7.6 miles west-southwest of Rolla, MO (from Rolla, MO: bearing 250°T), and is situated 19.4 miles northeast of Fort Leonard Wood. Dense woodlands of the Mark Twain National Forest press against the edges of the settlement, creating a deep, verdant border that softens the transition between the built environment and the rugged, unyielding geology of the region. As the sun dips low, the light catches the iron-rich soil of Poole Hollow, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the valley floor and lend the limestone bluffs a singular, muted glow. This proximity to the forest and the creek imbues the morning air with a sharp, damp clarity, cooling the heat of the afternoon and grounding Newburg in the ancient, slow-moving rhythms of the Ozark plateau.

Railroad tracks once dictated the pulse of Newburg, anchoring its identity as a vital junction where the labor of industry met the demands of a growing frontier. While the screech of steam engines has long faded, the legacy of that era persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the plain-spoken resilience of those who remain. Today, the economy leans into the quietude of its surroundings, drawing those who seek the solitude of the Kaintuck Trail or the immersive silence found deeper within the timbered reaches of the Mark Twain National Forest. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a season, unbothered by the frantic acceleration of the outside world, maintaining a character defined by the sturdy independence of its people and the enduring, quiet beauty of the creek banks that define the local geography.

About This Newburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newburg, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.914208, -91.902661. 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 Newburg includes the ZIP code (65550), telephone area code (573), county seat of Phelps County (Rolla), and school district assignment (Newburg R-II 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.