| ZIP Codes: | 15 ZIP Codes (15 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 417 / 573 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:46 PM |
| Population: | 24,258 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29215 |
| Land Area: | 1,240 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.3294, -91.9390 |
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24,258 residents live across 15 ZIPs covering 1,240 sq mi, served by 15 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 25,332 to 24,258 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.2% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 9 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 65479 (Hartshorn, $108,072 median) and poorest ZIP 65570 (Success, $34,573) are 27.1 miles apart — a 3.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $76,700 in 65570 (Success) to $236,200 in 65557 (Roby).
Density varies 12× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 65479 (Hartshorn) to 42 in 65483 (Houston).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.0% bachelor's+ in 65464 (Elk Creek) to 27.8% in 65479 (Hartshorn) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #44 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #64 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,005 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,711 of 17,271 reporting).
15 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.1× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65542 | Licking | Standard | 7,060 | $46,076 | 211.6 | 5.2% |
| 65483 | Houston | Standard | 4,487 | $46,663 | 106.0 | -2.7% |
| 65689 | Cabool | Standard | 4,482 | $44,231 | 158.5 | -2.5% |
| 65552 | Plato | Standard | 2,378 | $63,894 | 164.5 | 9.6% |
| 65571 | Summersville | Standard | 1,762 | $60,040 | 195.9 | -17.4% |
| 65555 | Raymondville | Standard | 1,384 | $43,631 | 80.4 | 23.0% |
| 65444 | Bucyrus | Standard | 824 | $56,875 | 82.0 | -29.5% |
| 65570 | Success | Standard | 715 | $34,573 | 26.6 | 0.6% |
| 65557 | Roby | Standard | 314 | $97,650 | 14.7 | 134.3% |
| 65479 | Hartshorn | Standard | 295 | $108,072 | 82.2 | 4.6% |
| 65464 | Elk Creek | Standard | 285 | — | 49.3 | -23.4% |
| 65589 | Yukon | Standard | 110 | — | 15.8 | -67.8% |
| 65468 | Eunice | Standard | 78 | — | 11.9 | -72.5% |
| 65564 | Solo | Standard | 42 | — | 11.5 | -90.5% |
| 65484 | Huggins | Standard | 42 | — | 29.5 | -83.0% |