Oakwood Park Missouri Map

About Oakwood Park, Missouri

Oakwood Park is a locality in Clay County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 189. The population density is 1089.2 people per km². Oakwood Park is located at 39.2033°N, 94.5738°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakwood Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64118.

Oakwood Park emerges from the Missouri landscape as a quiet confluence of woodland and prairie, defined primarily by the persistent, winding course of East Creek. It lies 1.0 miles west of Gladstone, MO (from Gladstone, MO: bearing 268°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Kansas City. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain stretches into a series of modest elevations that soften toward the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouette of Badger Ridge anchors the view. The local air carries a crisp, terrestrial weight, particularly at dusk when the light turns a bruised violet and settles over the open fields. Flora Park serves as the immediate green lung for Oakwood Park, offering a managed expanse of native grasses and hardwood stands that provide a sanctuary for local fauna and a stillness that permeates the surrounding residential lanes.

Economic life in Oakwood Park remains tethered to the rhythms of the regional agricultural cycle and the modest trade that follows the flow of traffic through the interior plains. The history of the settlement is etched in the utilitarian architecture of the older storefronts and the sturdy, unadorned homes that have weathered generations of Midwestern winters. Residents often venture toward the nearby Zajic Lake for recreation, a body of water that acts as a reflective mirror for the shifting cloud patterns above the basin. While the bustle of larger urban centers remains distant, the character of the locality is defined by a grounded, plain-spoken resilience, a pragmatic sensibility that values the slow change of seasons over the frantic pace of external industry. The legacy of French Bottom remains a whispered reference point in the regional geography, grounding the area in a deeper, older sense of place that persists even as the modern day moves forward.

About This Oakwood Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakwood Park, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.203336, -94.573844. 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 Oakwood Park includes the ZIP code (64118), telephone area code (816), county seat of Clay County (Liberty), and school district assignment (North Kansas City 74 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.