Oregon Missouri Map

About Oregon, Missouri

Oregon is a locality in Holt County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 837. The population density is 348.2 people per km². Oregon is located at 39.9869°N, 95.1450°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oregon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64473.

Oregon rises from the loess hills of northwestern Missouri, a place where the horizon is defined by the wide, rhythmic sweep of golden grain fields and the quiet, persistent pull of the earth. It lies 21.9 miles northwest of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 314°T), and is situated 17.0 miles west of Savannah. The landscape surrounding Oregon is defined by the subtle, persistent erosion that shapes these bluffs, casting long shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the edge of the world. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Davis Branch carve a narrow, mud-slicked path through the heavy soil, while the nearby Riverbreaks Conservation Area offers a dense, tangled sanctuary of hardwood and brush where the light filters down in thin, dusty shafts. To the distant west, the hazy, purple silhouette of Pigeon Ridge marks the limit of the sky, grounding the view in a deep, geologic stillness that feels ancient and indifferent to the passing hours.

Oregon bears the weight of a settlement forged by the necessity of the frontier, standing as a quiet sentinel over the fertile plains that have sustained generations of farmers and laborers. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the soil, with the heavy, rich earth dictating the pace of commerce and the seasonal pulse of the streets. Beyond the edge of town, the terrain deepens into the shadows of Barrett Hollow, a reminder of the rugged, unyielding topography that once challenged those who first laid the foundations here. Life in Oregon moves with a deliberate, plain-spoken gravity, marked by the smell of drying corn in the autumn air and the way the evening silence settles over the rooftops. Even as time shifts the character of the region, the proximity to the Eva Neely Davis Memorial State Forest and the modest, glassy expanse of Cain Farm Lake serve as quiet anchors, reminding those who dwell here of the persistent, quiet beauty found in the unremarkable corners of the plains.

About This Oregon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oregon, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.986941, -95.144975. 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 Oregon includes the ZIP code (64473), telephone area code (816), county seat of Holt County (Oregon), and school district assignment (South Holt County R-I 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.