Rich Hill Missouri Map

About Rich Hill, Missouri

Rich Hill is a locality in Bates County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,453. The population density is 399.1 people per km². Rich Hill is located at 38.0964°N, 94.3611°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64779.

Rich Hill rises from the rolling Missouri landscape with a quiet dignity, its streets laid out with a practical geometry that speaks of a town built with purpose. It lies 50.3 miles south of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 169°T), and is situated 17.8 miles north of Nevada. The sky here feels vast, a boundless canvas where clouds drift like slow ships across an ocean of blue. Gently rounded hills, cloaked in a patchwork of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands, cradle the town, their slopes catching the sun in shifting patterns of light and shadow. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and growing things, a subtle perfume that hints at the fertile ground beneath. In the distance, the land stretches out, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats at Rich Hill's core. The history of Rich Hill is deeply entwined with the earth it occupies, a legacy shaped by the discovery of coal in its subsurface. For a time, this black treasure fueled a boom, drawing miners and their families to carve out a life in these hills, leaving behind a quiet resilience in the town's enduring spirit. Though the mines have long since ceased their clatter, the echoes of that industrial past remain, a subtle undercurrent in the present-day economy, which now leans heavily on the bounty of the surrounding farmlands. Corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their ordered rows a familiar sight that defines the seasons. The local character is one of unvarnished practicality, a straightforwardness born of generations who understood the honest work of cultivating the land and extracting its gifts.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Rich Hill, Missouri with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Rich Hill and Bates County.

Detailed location data for Rich Hill includes the ZIP code (64779), telephone area code (816), county seat of Bates County (Butler), and school district assignment (Rich Hill R-IV 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 Rich Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.