Southwest City, Missouri

Southwest City, Missouri
Southwest City limits near the Arkansas/Oklahoma/Missouri tripoint
Location in McDonald County and the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 36°30′59″N 94°36′43″W / 36.51639°N 94.61194°W / 36.51639; -94.61194
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMcDonald
Area
 • Total
1.49 sq mi (3.85 km2)
 • Land1.46 sq mi (3.79 km2)
 • Water0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
922
 • Density630.0/sq mi (243.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64863
Area code417
FIPS code29-69230
GNIS feature ID2397669

Southwest City is a city in McDonald County, in the southwestern corner of Missouri, United States. Located near the tripoint where Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma meet, it serves as a small rural community with historical ties to frontier trade and agriculture. As of the 2020 census, the population was 922.