| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 417 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:44 PM |
| Population: | 42,495 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29145 |
| CBSA: | Joplin, MO-KS |
| Land Area: | 530 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.8799, -94.3250 |
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42,495 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 530 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 41,734 to 42,495 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.8% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 64840 (Diamond, $65,000 median) and poorest ZIP 64867 (Stella, $55,474) are 21.4 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $126,900 in 64844 (Granby) to $314,100 in 64858 (Racine).
Density varies 250× across the county — from 19 people/sq mi in 64867 (Stella) to 4,688 in 64858 (Racine).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.8% bachelor's+ in 64865 (Seneca) to 48.1% in 64858 (Racine) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #28 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #61 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,816 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,629 of 28,050 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64850 | Neosho | Standard | 25,126 | $63,469 | 206.2 | 6.0% |
| 64865 | Seneca | Standard | 5,692 | $60,846 | 75.0 | -4.7% |
| 64844 | Granby | Standard | 4,796 | $63,382 | 62.7 | 2.4% |
| 64840 | Diamond | Standard | 3,325 | $65,000 | 50.8 | 5.1% |
| 64866 | Stark City | Standard | 1,113 | $59,712 | 53.8 | -32.9% |
| 64867 | Stella | Standard | 1,082 | $55,474 | 57.7 | -41.1% |
| 64842 | Fairview | Standard | 775 | $57,969 | 23.6 | 13.1% |
| 64858 | Racine | PO Box | 586 | — | 0.1 | 1853.3% |
| 64864 | Saginaw | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 64853 | Newtonia | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |