| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 417 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:58 PM |
| Population: | 12,539 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29011 |
| Land Area: | 618 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.4479, -94.3879 |
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12,539 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 618 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 12,510 to 12,539 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 64832 (Asbury, $98,750 median) and poorest ZIP 64769 (Mindenmines, $27,813) are 10.8 miles apart — a 3.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.9× across this county — from $49,100 in 64769 (Mindenmines) to $189,100 in 64832 (Asbury).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 64769 (Mindenmines) to 31 in 64759 (Lamar).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.6% bachelor's+ in 64748 (Golden City) to 18.8% in 64762 (Liberal) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #73 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #80 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,226 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,463 of 8,671 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.6× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.