Welcome to Springfield ...The city of Springfield is located in the Missouri Ozarks. Springfield is primarily located in Greene County<1> and is the County Seat for Greene County. A portion of Springfield extends into Christian County. The community of Springfield was established in 1838. When the people of Springfield refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Springfielder<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Springfield has a population of 168,118 people<3> (see below for details). Springfield is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Springfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Springfield: 417 The ZIP codes for Springfield: 65801-65810, 65814, 65817, 65890, 65897-65899<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Springfield had an population of 168,118 people. This is an increase of 5.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.91% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Springfield had a population of 159,498 people (which is 57.93% of the total population of Greene County). This makes Springfield the county's most populous community. The population of Springfield represents 2.66% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 159,498 people, the population of Springfield increased 5.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 151,580 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Springfield. Communities Also Named Springfield ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 101 communities that are also named Springfield - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (10), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (8), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick (3), New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (6), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Vermont, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Springfield. Websites for Springfield ...Official Website: www.ci.springfield.mo.us/ Junior League: www.jlspringfield.org/ Communities near Springfield ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Springfield.
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 Springfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springfield. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Springfield. 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 Springfield. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Springfield. Our list includes 72 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Springfield. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springfield ...Looking for more information about Springfield? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Springfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Springfield. Adding Springfield to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Springfield 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 Springfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Springfield. Footnotes ...
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