| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 417 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:59 PM |
| Population: | 14,925 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29039 |
| Land Area: | 550 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 16 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.7198, -93.9062 |
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14,925 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 550 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,287 to 14,925 from 2014 to 2024 — a +12.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 65785 (Stockton, $50,086 median) and poorest ZIP 64756 (Jerico Springs, $46,971) are 14.7 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $108,300 in 64756 (Jerico Springs) to $175,000 in 65785 (Stockton).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 64756 (Jerico Springs) to 32 in 64744 (El Dorado Springs).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.2% bachelor's+ in 64756 (Jerico Springs) to 22.1% in 65785 (Stockton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #66 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #102 for median household income with the #8 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,618 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,872 of 10,377 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 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.