Phelps City Missouri Map

About Phelps City, Missouri

Phelps City is a locality in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Phelps City is located at 40.4033°N, 95.5986°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64482.

Phelps City rests on the western edge of Atchison County, where the land begins its slow, broad surrender to the Missouri River. It lies 52.9 miles south-south-east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 163°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west of Rock Port. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling prairie, a vast canvas of cultivated fields that stretch towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that stand like sentinels against the immense sky. In the summer, the air hums with the low thrum of cicadas, a constant, warm breath that carries the scent of ripening corn and freshly turned earth. Winter brings a stark beauty, the fields bleached to shades of straw and dun, and the wind, unimpeded by major obstructions, sweeps across the open country with a keen, clean edge. The story of Phelps City is deeply intertwined with the mighty Missouri, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes and its very existence. Founded with the promise of river trade and agricultural prosperity, the settlement grew around the fertile bottomlands that have always been its lifeblood. The local economy, once reliant on steamboat traffic and the robust harvest of grain, now finds its pulse in the enduring rhythm of farming, the land yielding its bounty year after year. Though the grand old steamboats are long gone, the river's presence remains a constant, a broad, brown ribbon that whispers of journeys past and the enduring resilience of those who call Phelps City home.

About This Phelps City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Phelps City, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.403335, -95.598599. 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 Phelps City and Atchison County.

Detailed location data for Phelps City includes the ZIP code (64482), telephone area code (816), county seat of Atchison County (Rock Port), and school district assignment (Rock Port R-II 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 Phelps City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.