Valley Park, Missouri

About Valley Park

Valley Park is a close-knit town in eastern Missouri counting 6,747 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Valley Park is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.51 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,496 residents per square mile.

📰 Valley Park News Today

• I-44 closed near Valley Park due to watermain break FOX 2 · Aug 6
• EPA Completes Elemental Mercury Cleanup in Valley Park, Missouri U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (.gov) · Feb 23
• Valley Park man charged after hitting 85-year-old bicyclist with his truck, police say First Alert 4 · Apr 30
• Valley Park Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Gary Richard Hedrick Obituary Jun 21, 2026 McCombs Funeral Home · Jun 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Valley Park Unique

• Positioned in eastern 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

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,747.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Valley Park

• Cecil Whittaker's Pizzeria — pizza
• Gioia’s Deli
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Sugerfire Smokehouse — barbecue
• Young's Restaurant and Ice Creamery — burger
• Bob Evans — american
• CB’s Chop House

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• World Bird Sanctuary · Zoo
• The axe house · Arcade
• Wolf Sanctuary · Zoo

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Valley Park

• Castlewood State Park reviews ★
• Lone Elk County Park reviews ★
• Meramec Levee Recreation Park reviews ★
• North Buder Park reviews ★
• South Buder Park reviews ★
• Arnold's Grove Park reviews ★
• Brignole Park reviews ★
• Buder Park Control Line Fields reviews ★
• Buder Park FPV Drone Racing Area reviews ★
• Buder Park Flying Area reviews ★
• Frisco Park reviews ★
• Leonard Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Valley Park

• VALLEY PARK ELEM.
• VALLEY PARK MIDDLE
• VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Valley Park

🏘️ Nearby Communities