Vandalia Missouri Map

About Vandalia, Missouri

Vandalia is a locality in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,553. The population density is 611.3 people per km². Vandalia is located at 39.3109°N, 91.4885°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Vandalia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63382.

Vandalia anchors itself upon the broad, open expanse of the Missouri prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to press closer to the earth at dusk. It lies 23.3 miles east-northeast of Mexico, MO (from Mexico, MO: bearing 65°T), and is situated 15.8 miles west of Bowling Green. The soil here is deep and heavy, a dark loam that supports expansive fields of grain, broken only by the quiet, silver ribbon of Shady Creek winding through the low-lying pastures a mile to the west. A mile to the north, the still surface of Kohl Irrigation Lake North mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a calm counterpoint to the relentless, straight lines of the surrounding crop rows. Unknown Park sits directly within the borders of the grid, offering a modest space of manicured green where the wind moves through the grass with a dry, rhythmic rustle. On the distant southern horizon, the faint, hazy suggestion of Cedar Ridge marks the boundary of the landscape, a reminder of the more rugged terrain that defines the state’s southern reaches.

Vandalia emerged from the necessity of the rail, growing as a nexus for the transport of regional resources and the sustained labor of the brick industry, which has long colored the local economy and defined the town’s industrious character. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the steady output of the kilns and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding plains, fostering a culture of plain-spoken reliability. Architecture in Vandalia reflects this pragmatism, with sturdy buildings that have weathered decades of changing seasons, their brick facades holding the heat of the afternoon sun well into the cooling evening. The inhabitants maintain a quiet connection to the land, their lives organized around the intersection of historical industry and the immense, quiet scale of the fields that stretch toward the edges of the horizon.

About This Vandalia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vandalia, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.310874, -91.488489. 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 Vandalia includes the ZIP code (63382), telephone area code (314), county seat of Audrain County (Mexico), and school district assignment (Van-Far R-I 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.