| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 417 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:43 PM |
| Population: | 36,237 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29109 |
| Land Area: | 728 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.0591, -93.8607 |
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36,237 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 728 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 36,336 to 36,237 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.3% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 65756 (Stotts City, $113,795 median) and poorest ZIP 65654 (Freistatt, $47,500) are 6.1 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $115,400 in 65654 (Freistatt) to $220,400 in 65712 (Mount Vernon).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 64848 (La Russell) to 141 in 65654 (Freistatt).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.7% bachelor's+ in 64873 (Wentworth) to 23.2% in 65712 (Mount Vernon) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #33 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #33 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,084 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,154 of 24,441 reporting).
9 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65605 | Aurora | Standard | 11,514 | $53,294 | 176.8 | -0.8% |
| 65712 | Mount Vernon | Standard | 9,015 | $69,304 | 118.2 | 6.6% |
| 65705 | Marionville | Standard | 4,949 | $61,000 | 40.1 | 19.6% |
| 65723 | Pierce City | Standard | 3,123 | $49,695 | 93.2 | -25.1% |
| 65769 | Verona | Standard | 2,409 | $67,829 | 86.6 | -20.9% |
| 65707 | Miller | Standard | 2,181 | $57,177 | 90.6 | -0.7% |
| 64873 | Wentworth | Standard | 1,329 | $74,360 | 43.2 | 37.3% |
| 65756 | Stotts City | Standard | 823 | $113,795 | 31.5 | 19.4% |
| 64848 | La Russell | Standard | 609 | $97,796 | 46.2 | -20.9% |
| 65654 | Freistatt | PO Box | 245 | $47,500 | 1.7 | 37.6% |
| 65664 | Halltown | PO Box | 40 | — | 0.1 | -64.9% |