West Sullivan Missouri Map

About West Sullivan, Missouri

West Sullivan is a locality in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 285. The population density is 302.3 people per km². West Sullivan is located at 38.1875°N, 91.1960°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Sullivan is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 63080, 65441.

West Sullivan defines itself through the quiet, stubborn endurance of the Ozark plateau where limestone and hardwood define the horizon. It lies 20.8 miles south-southwest of Union, MO (from Union, MO: bearing 209°T), and is situated 2.4 miles southwest of Sullivan. Sunlight here carries a specific, pale weight, filtering through the dense canopy to illuminate the limestone outcrops that break through the soil like the knuckles of a buried giant. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge anchors the skyline, while closer at hand, the land descends into the cool, shadowed depths of Bowman Hollow. The air holds a clean, mineral sharpness, particularly near the banks of Stater Creek, where the water moves with a deliberate, low-voiced persistence over beds of chert and smooth stone.

West Sullivan retains the character of a place built on the steady, rhythmic extraction of the earth’s own bones, a history etched in the remnants of local mining that once dictated the pace of commerce. Today, the economy leans into the quietude of a regional hub, where the pulse of life follows the slow turning of the seasons rather than the frantic tempo of the nearby urban centers. Residents find respite at City Lake Park, a space that frames the still, reflective surface of City Park Lake, providing a quiet mirror for the changing leaves and the wide, Missouri sky. Life in West Sullivan moves with a plain-spoken sincerity, grounded in the labor of those who maintain the fields and the forest edges, keeping the small-town threads of the region intact through generations of shared industry and local lore.

About This West Sullivan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Sullivan, Missouri. Coordinates: 38.187548, -91.195977. 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 West Sullivan includes the ZIP code (63080, 65441), telephone area code (314, 573), county seat of Crawford County (Steelville), and school district assignment (Crawford County 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.