Perry Missouri Map

About Perry, Missouri

Perry is a locality in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 665. The population density is 199.8 people per km². Perry is located at 39.4312°N, 91.6752°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Perry is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63462.

Perry emerges from the undulating farmland of northeastern Missouri as a quiet intersection of timbered ridges and open, sun-drenched fields. It lies 21.2 miles north-northeast of Mexico, MO (from Mexico, MO: bearing 32°T), and is situated 13.0 miles northwest of Vandalia. Lick Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with sycamore and oak that cast long, amber shadows across the low-lying pastures as the heat of the day recedes. Only a mile away, the expansive, still waters of Mark Twain Lake mirror the vast prairie sky, anchoring the horizon with a calm, blue depth that feels entirely removed from the urgency of distant metropolises. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and drying corn, a heavy, honest fragrance that lingers long after the sun has slipped behind the western rise.

Perry maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions that first drew settlers to these fertile plains. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the harvest defines the calendar and the small-town storefronts reflect a practical, plain-spoken resilience. Beyond the immediate grid, the Lick Creek Trail offers a quiet passage through the woods for those seeking to traverse the terrain that shaped the regional character. While the distant silhouette of The Mound marks the far edges of the horizon, the true identity of Perry persists in the daily persistence of its people, who navigate a world defined as much by the quietude of the land as by the enduring legacy of the writers and pioneers who once walked these same limestone-dusted roads.

About This Perry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Perry, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.431152, -91.67516. 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 Perry includes the ZIP code (63462), telephone area code (314), county seat of Ralls County (New London), and school district assignment (Ralls County 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.