| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:59 PM |
| Population: | 6,294 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29035 |
| Land Area: | 605 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.9002, -90.9257 |
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6,294 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 605 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,031 to 6,294 from 2014 to 2024 — a -10.5% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63937 (Ellsinore, $61,614 median) and poorest ZIP 63941 (Fremont, $29,352) are 19.9 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $71,700 in 63943 (Grandin) to $223,000 in 63937 (Ellsinore).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 63941 (Fremont) to 15 in 63937 (Ellsinore).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.6% bachelor's+ in 63943 (Grandin) to 42.0% in 63941 (Fremont) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #103 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #114 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $47,768 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (540 of 4,237 reporting).
4 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.
Carter County lost 10.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: