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Welcome to Flat ...

Flat is located in Phelps County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Flat is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Flat lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Flat: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Flat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Flat - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat.

Communities near Flat ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flat.

  • Rolla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolla is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
  • Saint Robert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Licking
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dixon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
  • Doolittle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Newburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Newburg is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Edgar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Duke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Duke is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Beulah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Beulah is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flat. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Flat.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat ...

Looking for more information about Flat? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Flat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flat.

Adding Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flat in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flat post office opened in 1895. The Flat post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Phelps, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Flat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/