Waco Missouri Map

About Waco, Missouri

Waco is a locality in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 108.2 people per km². Waco is located at 37.2470°N, 94.5994°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waco is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64832.

Waco occupies a quiet corner of the Missouri landscape where the horizon stretches wide across flat, open fields that seem to hold the light long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 10.2 miles northwest of Webb City, MO (from Webb City, MO: bearing 313°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-northwest of Carl Junction. The earth here is firm and patient, marked by the steady pulse of the seasons as they shift from the crisp, golden bite of autumn to the humid, heavy stillness of summer afternoons. Only a few miles away, the waters of Spring River carve a slow path through the terrain, while the nearby Wah-Sha-She Prairie preserves a memory of the tallgrass that once dominated this expanse, swaying in rhythmic waves whenever the wind catches the stalks. Herr Lake sits just a short distance from the center, its surface a mirror for the vast, unencumbered sky that defines the scale of life in this part of the state.

Waco emerged from the industrious spirit of the region, where the soil and the subterranean mineral wealth dictated the fortunes of those who first broke the ground. The economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage of agriculture and labor that values the tangible results of a day’s work over the fleeting noise of more crowded centers. There is a particular clarity to the air here, a silence that allows the distant, low hum of machinery or the rustle of dry corn husks to resonate with surprising depth. Life in Waco moves with a deliberate pace, unburdened by artifice, where the residents maintain a grounded connection to the geography of their home and the enduring, plain-spoken character of the plains.

About This Waco Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waco, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.247001, -94.599398. 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 Waco includes the ZIP code (64832), telephone area code (816), county seat of Jasper County (Carthage), and school district assignment (Carl Junction 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.