Westphalia Missouri Map

About Westphalia, Missouri

Westphalia is a locality in Osage County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 415. The population density is 155.4 people per km². Westphalia is located at 38.4420°N, 91.9993°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65085.

Westphalia rests in a landscape of rolling hills, a gentle swell of Missouri earth that gives way to broad valleys where the land lies open and receptive. It lies 13.2 miles south-east of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 135°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-east of Taos. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp soil and ripening corn, a perfume that clings to the skin and settles into the lungs. The sky above is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, often painted with streaks of bruised purple and molten gold as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, dancing shadows across the fields. Farms, with their sturdy barns and weathered silos, punctuate the green expanse, their structures seemingly grown from the very contours of the land, a quiet testament to generations of patient cultivation. This is a place shaped by the immigrant's hand, with a history deeply rooted in the German heritage of its early settlers who sought fertile ground and a chance to build anew. The economy of Westphalia has long been tied to the bounty of the soil, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, though the whispers of past industries, perhaps iron or timber, might still echo in the names of forgotten hollows. The Catholic faith, a strong thread in the community's fabric, has left its mark in the form of enduring churches, their spires reaching skyward as silent witnesses to the passage of time and the enduring spirit of the people who call Westphalia home.

About This Westphalia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westphalia, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.441984, -91.999343. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Westphalia and Osage County.

Detailed location data for Westphalia includes the ZIP code (65085), telephone area code (573), county seat of Osage County (Linn), and school district assignment (Osage County R-III School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Westphalia is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.