| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 417 / 660 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:04 PM |
| Population: | 8,497 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29185 |
| Land Area: | 540 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 19 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.0447, -93.7934 |
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8,497 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 540 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,211 to 8,497 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.5% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 64738 (Collins, $61,493 median) and poorest ZIP 64781 (Roscoe , $43,056) are 8.8 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $115,600 in 64724 (Appleton City) to $211,700 in 64738 (Collins).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 64776 (Osceola) to 22 in 64763 (Lowry City).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.3% bachelor's+ in 64763 (Lowry City) to 20.2% in 64724 (Appleton City) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #89 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #101 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,547 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (916 of 6,032 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 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.