Richdale Missouri Map

About Richdale, Missouri

Richdale is a locality in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Richdale is located at 37.9643°N, 91.8318°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 65401, 65580.

Richdale emerges from the persistent, sun-bleached expanse of the Missouri landscape, defined by a series of low, limestone-rich rises that bleed into the distant silhouette of Pea Ridge. It lies 3.4 miles west-northwest of Rolla, MO (from Rolla, MO: bearing 285°T), and is situated 12.1 miles west of Saint James. Camp Creek cuts a narrow, serpentine path through the surrounding fields, its banks often obscured by the thick, tangled brush that thrives where the soil holds the most moisture. To the west, the cooling influence of Blues Pond provides a quiet, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting violet hues of the evening sky, while the broader topography leans toward the shadow of Yates Hollow. The air here carries the dry, earthen scent of limestone and dormant grasses, a stark reminder of a region caught between the encroaching woodland and the stubborn, open horizon.

Richdale maintains a slow, deliberate cadence, largely tethered to the cycles of the earth and the memory of early settlers who found purpose in the surrounding timber and grain. Life in Richdale moves in rhythm with the seasons, often punctuated by the quiet administrative presence of the Gasconade Dist Hq, which serves as a steady anchor for the local stewardship of the land. While the economy remains rooted in the modest yields of the plains, the character of the place is shaped by the quiet persistence of its inhabitants, who value the utilitarian simplicity of their work over the clamor of the wider world. The stillness of the afternoon is rarely broken by anything more than the distant mechanical hum of agricultural machinery, a sound that has defined the texture of daily existence here for generations.

About This Richdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richdale, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.964253, -91.831833. 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 Richdale includes the ZIP code (65401, 65580), telephone area code (573), county seat of Phelps County (Rolla), and school district assignment.

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.