Emerald Beach, Missouri

About Emerald Beach

Emerald Beach is a tiny community in southwestern Missouri, home to 223 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Emerald Beach is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.72 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 310 residents per square mile.

📰 Emerald Beach News Today

• 3 injured in boat explosion on Table Rock Lake KY3 · Aug 13
• Table Rock Lake: Father, son killed in boat crash, troopers say - Springfield News-Leader Springfield News-Leader · Sep 18
• Bonnie Jean Willard's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information Berna Funeral Homes · Dec 2
• Arkansas father, son die in Missouri boat crash KATV · Sep 18
• Here’s what on the ballot in the Ozarks this April OzarksFirst.com · Apr 1

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What Makes Emerald Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Emerald Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Emerald Beach

• Highway M Public Use Area reviews ★
• Viney Creek Public Use Area reviews ★

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