| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 417 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:42 PM |
| Population: | 9,973 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29067 |
| Land Area: | 502 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.8834, -92.4541 |
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9,973 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 502 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,687 to 9,973 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 65638 (Drury, $58,906 median) and poorest ZIP 65768 (Vanzant, $26,029) are 10.4 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $100,200 in 65755 (Squires) to $272,200 in 65768 (Vanzant).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 65638 (Drury) to 47 in 65768 (Vanzant).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.6% bachelor's+ in 65608 (Ava) to 28.6% in 65638 (Drury) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #83 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #115 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $44,601 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,105 of 6,981 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Douglas County lost 6.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: