| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 660 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:40 PM |
| Population: | 25,375 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29001 |
| CBSA: | Kirksville, MO |
| Land Area: | 507 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.2115, -92.5245 |
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25,375 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 507 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 25,615 to 25,375 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63540 (Gibbs, $96,250 median) and poorest ZIP 63559 (Novinger, $60,481) are 19.5 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $81,700 in 63540 (Gibbs) to $187,500 in 63533 (Brashear).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 63559 (Novinger) to 103 in 63501 (Kirksville).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.4% bachelor's+ in 63540 (Gibbs) to 39.4% in 63501 (Kirksville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #42 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #22 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,761 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
35.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,934 of 14,059 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.