| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:44 PM |
| Population: | 13,115 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29143 |
| Land Area: | 762 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 25 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.6080, -89.6941 |
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13,115 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 762 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,133 to 13,115 from 2014 to 2024 — a -18.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 11 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63833 (Catron, $60,682 median) and poorest ZIP 63868 (Morehouse, $32,254) are 13.8 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.0× across this county — from $32,000 in 63828 (Canalou) to $192,500 in 63833 (Catron).
Density varies 46320× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 63833 (Catron) to 88,913 in 63866 (Marston).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.8% bachelor's+ in 63866 (Marston) to 17.6% in 63869 (New Madrid) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #72 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #103 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,227 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,138 of 9,120 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 6 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.
New Madrid County lost 18.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63873 | Portageville | Standard | 4,015 | $54,362 | 215.0 | -16.5% |
| 63869 | New Madrid | Standard | 3,218 | $57,959 | 137.2 | -10.2% |
| 63862 | Lilbourn | Standard | 1,237 | $43,940 | 65.1 | -18.9% |
| 63870 | Parma | Standard | 1,066 | $57,639 | 96.7 | 4.9% |
| 63848 | Gideon | Standard | 887 | $43,083 | 79.6 | -38.8% |
| 63867 | Matthews | Standard | 764 | $47,143 | 95.1 | -39.0% |
| 63868 | Morehouse | PO Box | 653 | $32,254 | 0.0 | 0.6% |
| 63866 | Marston | PO Box | 409 | $33,750 | 0.0 | -21.6% |
| 63874 | Risco | PO Box | 288 | $48,000 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 63828 | Canalou | PO Box | 177 | $46,875 | 0.7 | -47.8% |
| 63860 | Kewanee | PO Box | 172 | $40,817 | 0.0 | -25.9% |
| 63833 | Catron | Standard | 137 | $60,682 | 71.4 | -41.7% |
| 63878 | Tallapoosa | PO Box | 92 | — | 0.0 | -54.7% |