| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:04 PM |
| Population: | 29,178 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29207 |
| Land Area: | 751 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.8949, -89.9382 |
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29,178 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 751 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 30,574 to 29,170 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.6% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 8 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 63730 (Advance, $70,707 median) and poorest ZIP 63735 (Bell City, $28,214) are 12.4 miles apart — a 2.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $67,000 in 63735 (Bell City) to $163,400 in 63841 (Dexter).
Density varies 16× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 63936 (Dudley) to 100 in 63841 (Dexter).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.0% bachelor's+ in 63846 (Essex) to 19.3% in 63841 (Dexter) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #38 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #92 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,770 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,396 of 20,433 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63841 | Dexter | Standard | 13,191 | $58,607 | 132.5 | -0.1% |
| 63825 | Bloomfield | Standard | 4,224 | $52,414 | 102.5 | 0.6% |
| 63730 | Advance | Standard | 3,397 | $70,707 | 102.2 | -7.0% |
| 63960 | Puxico | Standard | 3,204 | $57,875 | 104.1 | -4.4% |
| 63822 | Bernie | Standard | 2,724 | $57,639 | 74.6 | -8.5% |
| 63846 | Essex | Standard | 1,239 | $50,813 | 98.0 | -22.9% |
| 63735 | Bell City | Standard | 697 | $28,214 | 56.0 | -14.9% |
| 63936 | Dudley | Standard | 494 | $51,466 | 80.6 | -31.8% |
| 63850 | Grayridge | PO Box | 8 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 63738 | Brownwood | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |