Stotts City Missouri Map

About Stotts City, Missouri

Stotts City is a locality in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 178. The population density is 187.9 people per km². Stotts City is located at 37.1037°N, 93.9497°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65756.

Stotts City rests in a landscape of gentle hills, where the Ozark Plateau begins its slow, patient descent. It lies 31.1 miles east of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 87°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Mount Vernon. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green and gold blankets under a sky that often feels vast and indifferent, punctuated by the occasional thunderhead gathering on the horizon. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower, a mix of freshly mown grass and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle clinging to weathered fence lines. A quiet hum of cicadas is the constant soundtrack to the days, a sound that deepens and intensifies as the sun begins its long, lingering slide toward the west, painting the scattered clouds in hues of bruised purple and molten orange. This place has a quiet tenacity, born from a history tied to the land and the resources it grudgingly yields. Once, the earth here was mined for its minerals, a time that left its mark in the subtle shifts of the terrain and the memories of those who worked the veins. Today, the economy is more rooted in agriculture, with farms dotting the countryside, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the horizon. The rhythm of Stotts City is one of steady work and the changing seasons, a life lived in close connection to the soil. A distinctive quietude pervades, a sense that time moves at its own deliberate pace, unhurried by the frantic pulse of larger settlements, and the glow of porch lights at dusk is a comforting, familiar beacon.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Stotts City, 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 Stotts City and Lawrence County.

Detailed location data for Stotts City includes the ZIP code (65756), telephone area code (417), county seat of Lawrence County (Mount Vernon), and school district assignment (Mount Vernon R-V 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 Stotts City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.