Sedalia Missouri Map

About Sedalia, Missouri

Sedalia is a locality in Pettis County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of 22,003. The population density is 561.7 people per km². Sedalia is located at 38.7045°N, 93.2283°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65301.

Sedalia rests in the heart of Pettis County, a place where the broad Missouri prairie begins to softly roll, not in dramatic swells but in a comforting, persistent undulation. It lies 51.1 miles west-south-west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 251°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-north-west of Smithton. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue on a humid summer afternoon to a dramatic, bruised purple as storms gather on the horizon. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out in orderly rectangles, their green ranks whispering secrets to the wind, punctuated by the darker, more textured stands of oak and hickory that line the occasional creek beds. The air, especially in the late afternoon, often carries the faint, sweet scent of cut hay, a perfume of the land that clings to the very fabric of Sedalia. This locality, once a vital hub on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, still echoes with the ghosts of its bustling past. Sedalia's founding was intrinsically linked to the iron horse, and the legacy of that era can be felt in the sturdy brick architecture that still graces the downtown streets, a quiet testament to prosperity and progress. The local economy, while diversifying, retains strong roots in agriculture, with the surrounding countryside yielding bountiful harvests that feed the nation. Beyond the fields, Sedalia has cultivated a reputation for its vibrant music scene, particularly its connection to ragtime, a lively, syncopated sound that once filled parlors and dance halls and whose spirit can still be found in the town's cultural pulse.

About This Sedalia Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Sedalia, 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 Sedalia and Pettis County.

Detailed location data for Sedalia includes the ZIP code (65301), telephone area code (573), county seat of Pettis County (Sedalia), and school district assignment (Sedalia 200 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 Sedalia is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.