Puxico Missouri Map

About Puxico, Missouri

Puxico is a locality in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 873. The population density is 506.1 people per km². Puxico is located at 36.9498°N, 90.1584°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Puxico is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63960.

Puxico emerges from the flat, fertile basin of southeastern Missouri as a quiet intersection of agricultural industry and protected wilderness. It lies 18.6 miles northeast of Poplar Bluff, MO (from Poplar Bluff, MO: bearing 44°T), and is situated 15.4 miles northwest of Dexter. Turkey Creek winds through the low-lying terrain just two miles away, carving a path toward the horizon, while the rising elevations of Shaw Ridge shadow the western edge of the landscape. Air in this part of the state carries a heavy, humid stillness during the summer months, often turning the light at dusk into a thick, golden amber that settles over the fields. Beyond the immediate outskirts, the terrain dips into the quiet shadows of Oscar Hollow, offering a stark contrast to the expansive, open plains that define the local topography.

Mingo National Wildlife Refuge sits only a mile away, serving as a primary anchor for the natural heritage and regional identity of Puxico. This protected expanse dictates the rhythm of the local environment, drawing observers to the Boardwalk Nature Trail to witness the migration of waterfowl and the seasonal shifting of the swamp forests. While the local economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and land management, the presence of such vast, untamed acreage ensures that commerce never entirely eclipses the wilder aspects of the geography. Those seeking the stillness of deeper waters occasionally travel the five miles required to reach the banks of Butter Shell Lake, finding in its quiet surface a reflection of the unassuming, persistent character of the region.

About This Puxico Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Puxico, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.949775, -90.158434. 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 Puxico includes the ZIP code (63960), telephone area code (816), county seat of Stoddard County (Bloomfield), and school district assignment (Puxico R-VIII 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.