Strafford Missouri Map

About Strafford, Missouri

Strafford is a locality in Greene County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,561. The population density is 302.8 people per km². Strafford is located at 37.2684°N, 93.1171°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Strafford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65757.

Strafford occupies a limestone-ribbed expanse where the Missouri plains begin to soften into the rugged character of the Ozarks. It lies 10.6 miles east-northeast of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 70°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northeast of Nixa. The local geography is defined by a quiet, terrestrial pulse, marked by the gentle descent of Millan Hollow three miles away and the modest, persistent flow of Davis Creek just a mile from the center. At the edge of the horizon, the silhouette of North View Hill rises, a steady landmark for those navigating the surrounding fields. Within the boundaries of Strafford, the Howard Smith Community Park serves as a green anchor, offering a quiet space where the late afternoon light turns the tall grasses to a bruised gold, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the water at Jones Lake.

Strafford maintains a rhythm dictated by the steady commerce of the highway and the enduring legacy of rail lines that once anchored the settlement to the wider world. The economy remains tethered to the land and the industrious spirit of those who find stability in the regional trade and local service sectors, reflecting a plain-spoken sensibility that values work over pretense. History here is felt in the architecture of the older storefronts and the way the seasons dictate the pace of life, moving from the humid intensity of summer to the stark, gray clarity of winter. People here possess a grounded perspective, shaped by the proximity of the earth and the knowledge that, while the world moves rapidly on the blacktop nearby, the core of Strafford remains defined by the persistence of its own quiet, internal clock.

About This Strafford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Strafford, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.26838, -93.117126. 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 Strafford includes the ZIP code (65757), telephone area code (417), county seat of Greene County (Springfield), and school district assignment (Strafford R-VI School District).

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.