| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:40 PM |
| Population: | 9,285 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29017 |
| CBSA: | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL |
| Land Area: | 539 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.2797, -90.0288 |
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9,285 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 539 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,063 to 9,285 from 2014 to 2024 — a -16.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63750 (Gipsy, $120,773 median) and poorest ZIP 63751 (Glenallen, $34,318) are 9.7 miles apart — a 3.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $130,100 in 63787 (Zalma) to $341,500 in 63750 (Gipsy).
Educational attainment ranges from 0.4% bachelor's+ in 63662 (Patton) to 22.3% in 63760 (Leopold) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #86 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #36 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,725 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (943 of 6,792 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.5× 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.
Bollinger County lost 16.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63764 | Marble Hill | Standard | 4,760 | $49,917 | 195.3 | -16.3% |
| 63781 | Sedgewickville | Standard | 1,398 | $72,561 | 61.2 | 29.4% |
| 63751 | Glenallen | Standard | 946 | $34,318 | 99.1 | -21.3% |
| 63760 | Leopold | Standard | 604 | $80,268 | 25.8 | -14.3% |
| 63787 | Zalma | Standard | 551 | $46,000 | 82.7 | -30.2% |
| 63662 | Patton | Standard | 536 | $55,074 | 62.0 | -57.6% |
| 63750 | Gipsy | Standard | 318 | $120,773 | 4.4 | — |
| 63782 | Sturdivant | Standard | 172 | $78,068 | 8.1 | -48.7% |