| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:42 PM |
| Population: | 16,161 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29073 |
| Land Area: | 682 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.4871, -91.5682 |
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16,161 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 682 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,353 to 16,161 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.2% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63091 (Rosebud, $80,000 median) and poorest ZIP 65061 (Morrison, $56,250) are 21.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $125,000 in 65061 (Morrison) to $249,200 in 65041 (Hermann).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 65061 (Morrison) to 34 in 65066 (Owensville).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.2% bachelor's+ in 65014 (Bland) to 24.5% in 65041 (Hermann) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #63 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #42 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,366 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,012 of 11,562 reporting).
6 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65066 | Owensville | Standard | 6,140 | $56,964 | 178.6 | -9.1% |
| 65041 | Hermann | Standard | 5,626 | $70,368 | 254.5 | 2.1% |
| 65014 | Bland | Standard | 2,245 | $61,938 | 141.8 | 0.6% |
| 63091 | Rosebud | Standard | 1,449 | $80,000 | 50.3 | 25.6% |
| 65061 | Morrison | Standard | 681 | $56,250 | 52.3 | 0.1% |
| 65062 | Mount Sterling | Standard | 20 | — | 4.8 | -13.0% |
| 65036 | Gasconade | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |