Stanton Missouri Map

About Stanton, Missouri

Stanton is a locality in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 36.2 people per km². Stanton is located at 38.2745°N, 91.1057°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63080.

Stanton rests in a landscape that speaks of patient earth, where rolling hills, softened by centuries of rain and sun, cradle the land in a gentle embrace. It lies 32.1 miles south-west of Wildwood, MO (from Wildwood, MO: bearing 229°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-north-east of Sullivan. The Meramec River, a silver ribbon of constant motion, carves its way through the terrain, its banks often fringed with willows that trail their verdant fingers in the current. The air here, especially as the day begins to yield to evening, carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant, sweet scent of ripening corn. Patches of dense woodland, a mosaic of oak and hickory, break the agricultural fields, their shadows lengthening and deepening as the sun dips lower, painting the sky with hues of bruised plum and molten gold. The history of Stanton is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the life-giving river, a place where early settlers found sustenance and a quiet beauty to call home. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of its existence, a steady hum of tractors and the quiet rhythm of planting and harvest echoing through the seasons. While not a place of grand pronouncements or towering monuments, Stanton possesses a distinct character, a resilience born from its connection to nature and the enduring spirit of its people. Its proximity to the Ozark foothills imbues it with a sense of groundedness, a quiet pride in its heritage and a steady, unhurried pace of life that feels as natural as the flow of the Meramec itself.

About This Stanton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stanton, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.274494, -91.105698. 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 Stanton and Franklin County.

Detailed location data for Stanton includes the ZIP code (63079), telephone area code (314), county seat of Franklin County (Union), and school district assignment (Sullivan C-2 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 Stanton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.