| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 327 / 417 / 573 / 870 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:45 PM |
| Population: | 323 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29181 |
| Land Area: | 668 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.4472, -91.1247 |
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10,235 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 668 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,658 to 10,235 from 2014 to 2024 — a -30.2% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63955 (Oxly, $48,056 median) and poorest ZIP 63953 (Naylor, $32,895) are 3.5 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $88,400 in 63953 (Naylor) to $132,400 in 63942 (Gatewood).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 63942 (Gatewood) to 29 in 63939 (Fairdealing).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.1% bachelor's+ in 63955 (Oxly) to 15.9% in 63939 (Fairdealing) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #78 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #57 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $42,552 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (921 of 7,088 reporting).
6 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Ripley County lost 26.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: