| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 417 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:44 PM |
| Population: | 8,434 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29149 |
| Land Area: | 581 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.6181, -91.4165 |
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8,434 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 581 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,241 to 8,434 from 2014 to 2024 — a -17.6% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 65606 (Alton, $51,909 median) and poorest ZIP 65778 (Myrtle, $23,669) are 17.1 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $100,500 in 65791 (Thayer) to $203,300 in 65690 (Couch).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 65690 (Couch) to 36 in 65791 (Thayer).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.0% bachelor's+ in 65606 (Alton) to 15.2% in 65778 (Myrtle) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #90 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #116 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $43,931 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 (727 of 5,809 reporting).
5 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.
Oregon County lost 17.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: