Wortham Missouri Map

About Wortham, Missouri

Wortham is a locality in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 70.6 people per km². Wortham is located at 37.8445°N, 90.6087°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63601.

Wortham, Missouri, unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent hand of water and time. It lies 46.3 miles south-south-west of Oakville, MO (from Oakville, MO: bearing 201°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west of Park Hills. Rolling hills, their flanks softened by a verdant blush of summer foliage, give way to broader, flatter expanses where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon. The air here, especially in the hushed stillness of late afternoon, carries the faint, earthy perfume of damp soil and sun-baked grass, a scent that clings to the very fabric of the place. Creeks, mere ribbons of silver on the map, often swell into more substantial waterways after a generous rain, their banks fringed with willows that dip their branches in a perpetual, watery caress. The sky above Wortham is a vast canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a dramatic sunset, a spectacle that seems to absorb the day’s quiet industry into a deepening twilight. The character of Wortham is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of St. Francois County. For generations, the fertile bottomlands have sustained families through the cultivation of crops, a tradition that continues to define the local economy. While the deep veins of lead and iron that once drew fortunes from the surrounding Ozarks have largely fallen silent, the land itself remains the enduring source of sustenance and identity. A quiet resilience marks the people of Wortham, a reflection of the enduring cycles of planting and harvest, of sun and rain. The rhythm of life here is measured not by the clamor of industry, but by the subtle shifts in the seasons, the slow growth of crops, and the quiet hum of tractors in distant fields.

About This Wortham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wortham, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.844495, -90.608738. 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 Wortham and St. Francois County.

Detailed location data for Wortham includes the ZIP code (63601), telephone area code (816), county seat of St. Francois County (Farmington), and school district assignment (West St. Francois County R-IV 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 Wortham is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.