Union Star Missouri Map

About Union Star, Missouri

Union Star is a locality in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 560.0 people per km². Union Star is located at 39.9806°N, 94.5944°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Union Star is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64494.

Union Star maintains a quiet presence amid the expansive agricultural patchwork of northwest Missouri, where the earth yields to the steady, unforced movement of Bull Creek. It lies 19.8 miles northeast of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 42°T), and is situated 19.8 miles northeast of St. Joseph. Joseph. The landscape here is defined by wide-reaching fields that shift in hue from the pale, stubbled gold of harvest to the deep, saturated green of midsummer growth. Light stretches thin and clear across the horizon, unobstructed by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pinhook Hills that anchor the far southern view. Near the banks of the creek, the soil holds a heavy, dark moisture that sustains the local greenery, offering a stark contrast to the drier, wind-swept plains that characterize the broader regional topography.

Union Star carries the weight of a long-standing agrarian identity, functioning as a deliberate center for those whose lives remain tethered to the cycles of the earth. The rhythm of the days is dictated by the movement of heavy machinery and the seasonal demands of the grain harvest, reflecting an economy built upon the resilience of family-run operations. Residents often look toward the quiet reaches of Culver Lake or the flowing waters of Rochester Falls when seeking the stillness of the natural world, rather than the bustle of larger urban centers. There is an enduring, plain-spoken character to the streets, where the history of the region is felt not in monuments, but in the persistent, functional architecture and the steady habits of a population that favors the reliable over the ornate.

About This Union Star Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union Star, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.980551, -94.594404. 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 Union Star includes the ZIP code (64494), telephone area code (816), county seat of DeKalb County (Maysville), and school district assignment (Union Star R-II 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.