| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 / 660 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:40 PM |
| Population: | 19,712 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29015 |
| Land Area: | 697 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 54 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.3320, -93.2542 |
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19,712 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 697 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 18,659 to 19,712 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.6% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 65335 (Ionia, $78,750 median) and poorest ZIP 65355 (Warsaw, $50,648) are 21.2 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $152,000 in 65338 (Lincoln) to $230,000 in 65325 (Cole Camp).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 65335 (Ionia) to 44 in 65355 (Warsaw).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.1% bachelor's+ in 65326 (Edwards) to 21.0% in 65325 (Cole Camp) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #56 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #79 for median household income with the #20 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,592 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,267 of 15,046 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.