About Zalma
Zalma, MO is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern Missouri.
Zalma holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.21 square miles.
📰 Zalma News Today
- Driver, passenger injured in 2-vehicle crash KFVS12 · Jun 25
- Robbie Joyce Lemons Obituary (2026) - Zalma, MO - Monarch Cremation Legacy obituary · Feb 26
- Aaron Rohan Obituary (2026) - Zalma, MO - White-Sanders Funeral Home - Fisk Legacy obituary · Apr 1
- Zalma, Missouri Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
- Levi Ross Elledge Obituary Mar 16, 2023 McCombs Funeral Home · Mar 16
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Zalma Unique
- The only place in America named Zalma — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Zalma
- Dark Cypress Swamp State Wildlife Area reviews ★
- Duck Creek Conservation Area reviews ★
- Duck Creek State Wildlife Management Area reviews ★
- Sank State Wildlife Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Zalma
- ZALMA ELEM.
- ZALMA HIGH
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMissouri
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.21 sq mi
Coordinates37.1428, -90.0817