| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:41 PM |
| Population: | 40,980 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29023 |
| CBSA: | Poplar Bluff, MO |
| Land Area: | 623 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.7048, -90.3678 |
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40,980 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 623 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 41,203 to 40,980 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.5% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63940 (Fisk, $53,378 median) and poorest ZIP 63961 (Qulin, $39,167) are 13.5 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $62,100 in 63932 (Broseley) to $151,600 in 63901 (Poplar Bluff).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 63954 (Neelyville) to 123 in 63901 (Poplar Bluff).
Educational attainment ranges from 0.6% bachelor's+ in 63945 (Harviell) to 17.0% in 63901 (Poplar Bluff) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #30 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #108 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,254 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,380 of 27,887 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 2 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63901 | Poplar Bluff | Standard | 35,324 | $51,152 | 286.1 | 3.5% |
| 63961 | Qulin | Standard | 1,600 | $39,167 | 88.8 | -14.7% |
| 63940 | Fisk | Standard | 1,326 | $53,378 | 58.4 | 1.8% |
| 63954 | Neelyville | Standard | 954 | $39,853 | 110.7 | -11.4% |
| 63945 | Harviell | Standard | 928 | $44,174 | 26.3 | -25.2% |
| 63932 | Broseley | Standard | 848 | $47,212 | 52.5 | -46.4% |
| 63962 | Rombauer | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 63902 | Poplar Bluff | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |