Local servicesHospitalPoplar Bluff Regional Medical Center - Westwood15.1 miPost officeWappapello Post Office1.2 miTown hallPuxico City Hall6.0 miPolicePuxico Police Department6.0 miFire stationWappapello Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI42 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL124 miUS highwayUS 6710 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF16 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 63966 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:41 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:10 am – 4:48 pm
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People2,183 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.4918 householdsMedian household income $56,364Median home value $116,400Median rent $669 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $834 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting15.1% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 767 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, transport, warehousing and utilities 17%, retail 14%Average commute 30 minutes64% drive alone, 34% car-pool, 1% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month May5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days53 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wappapello Dam station, 3 mi away; snow from Poplar Bluff
Parks and public landsMingo National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.3 mi · 21,661 acresLake Wappappello State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 1,927 acresYokum School Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 160 acresUniversity Forest Conservation Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 7,185 acresJames Clark Accessstate recreation area · 6.5 miDuck Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 6,311 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199038 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 20257 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWayne County, MO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 202512 of 12 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 21, worst day 43main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Stoddard County, MO, 19 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCommunity Water Systemserves 378 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202133 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation457 ft139 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
