Portageville, Missouri

About Portageville

Portageville, MO is a small town located in southeastern Missouri counting 2,723 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Portageville is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.04 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,335 residents per square mile.

📰 Portageville News Today

• Crews respond to fire in Portageville, Mo. KFVS12 · Jul 4
• Pansy Ellen Ward Obituary (2026) - Portageville, MO - DeLisle Funeral Home - Portageville Legacy obituary · Aug 15
• Portageville High School (MO) Football MaxPreps · Aug 6
• Take me home, country roads: Mizzou Law graduate set to return to his community to start a career Show Me Mizzou · May 11
• Billy Gene Marion Obituary (2026) - Lilbourn MO, MO - DeLisle Funeral Home - Portageville Legacy obituary · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Portageville Unique

• The only place in America named Portageville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern 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 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Portageville

• Adams Park reviews ★
• Foster Park reviews ★
• Lakeview Park reviews ★
• McCrate Park reviews ★
• Meatte Park reviews ★
• Village Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Portageville

• PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.
• PORTAGEVILLE HIGH

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Portageville

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