| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:46 PM |
| Population: | 41,124 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29201 |
| CBSA: | Sikeston, MO |
| Land Area: | 535 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.0813, -89.6043 |
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41,124 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 535 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 42,847 to 41,124 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.0% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63780 (Scott City, $72,171 median) and poorest ZIP 63767 (Morley, $46,765) are 10.6 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.8× across this county — from $68,600 in 63784 (Vanduser) to $194,400 in 63758 (Kelso).
Density varies 187× across the county — from 23 people/sq mi in 63771 (Oran) to 4,273 in 63767 (Morley).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.0% bachelor's+ in 63767 (Morley) to 25.2% in 63801 (Sikeston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #29 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #88 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,738 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,160 of 27,988 reporting).
5 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63801 | Sikeston | Standard | 22,027 | $62,698 | 215.5 | -7.3% |
| 63780 | Scott City | Standard | 6,243 | $72,171 | 61.1 | -7.2% |
| 63740 | Chaffee | Standard | 5,165 | $54,364 | 92.0 | 2.2% |
| 63736 | Benton | Standard | 3,755 | $59,414 | 62.3 | 17.0% |
| 63771 | Oran | Standard | 2,365 | $70,603 | 103.6 | -11.0% |
| 63767 | Morley | PO Box | 526 | $46,765 | 0.1 | -28.6% |
| 63758 | Kelso | PO Box | 435 | $56,250 | 0.0 | 158.9% |
| 63784 | Vanduser | PO Box | 253 | $48,333 | 0.1 | 22.8% |
| 63824 | Blodgett | PO Box | 185 | $38,333 | 0.0 | 10.8% |
| 63774 | Perkins | PO Box | 106 | $48,558 | 0.6 | -8.6% |
| 63742 | Commerce | PO Box | 64 | — | 0.0 | 60.0% |