Local servicesHospitalPerry County Memorial Hospital14.9 miPost officeSedgewickville Post Office4.6 miFire stationSedgewickville Fire Protection District Station 15.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI25 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL90 miInterstateI-555.7 miUS highwayUS 617.3 miAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD44 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63743 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:38 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:10 am – 4:44 pm
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People20 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.58 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 24°F50 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month May8 in of snow a year, on about 3 days57 days above 90°F, 91 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsMaintz Wildlife Preservestate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 843 acresOld Plantation Accessstate recreation area · 3.6 mi · 74 acresBollinger Mill State Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.4 miApple Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 2,117 acresLittle Whitewater Conservation Areastate conservation land · 14.3 mi · 85 acresHawn Accessstate recreation area · 16.1 mi · 81 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199028 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202546 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCape Girardeau County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randolph County, IL, 37 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL50% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCape Girardeau PWSserves 39,941 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2025: Groundwater, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation574 ft175 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
