| City: | Pocahontas, Missouri |
| County: | Cape Girardeau County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:27:50 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 37.5009, -89.6436 |
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Pocahontas is a small unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. This is a PO Box Only Zone, meaning there's no alternative mail delivery. Residents must pick up mail at the post office. The ZIP covers just a point location with no defined territory, sitting within the larger 63755 ZIP code boundary.
The Pocahontas post office maintains 35 PO Boxes and serves 9 local businesses. Despite the zero population count in Census records, the area supports 6 business establishments with 82 employees. This gap between Census population and business activity suggests workers commute in from surrounding areas while the post office serves as a mail pickup point for the broader rural community.
Mail addressed to Pocahontas arrives via one city carrier route. The post office also offers General Delivery service for those without a PO Box.
Street names in the area include Pocahontas Main Street and Frelinte Street, though all residential mail delivery requires a PO Box.
Limited street network with main street named after the community.
ZIP Code 63779 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 57 people with an annual payroll of $3,337,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 43Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $579,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,337,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 57Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 63779 is located in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, within the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 16020) and Missouri's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 96,275 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 63779. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Cape Girardeau, MO-ILSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 16020Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 96,275Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 19901.17 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2958628Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Pocahontas town; MissouriSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 63779 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.