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Welcome to Willard ...

The city of Willard is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Willard is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willard has a population of 5,640 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Willard is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Willard: 417

The ZIP code for Willard: 65781<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willard had an population of 5,640 people. This is an increase of 6.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 76.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willard had a population of 5,288 people. This makes Willard the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Willard represents 0.09% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 124th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,288 people, the population of Willard increased 65.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,193 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Willard.

Communities Also Named Willard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Willard - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Willard ...

Official Website: www.cityofwillard.org/

Communities near Willard ...

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

  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nixa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <5>
  • Republic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Battlefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Clever
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <5>
  • Strafford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fair Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ash Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Billings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fremont Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people

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 Willard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willard. 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 Willard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willard. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Willard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willard ...

Looking for more information about Willard? 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 Willard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willard.

Adding Willard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willard 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 Willard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Willard post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Willard.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Willard). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Willard or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/