Local servicesHospitalMissouri Delta Medical Center8.6 miPost officeBlodgett Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBenton City Hall6.7 miPoliceScott County Sheriff's Office6.7 miFire stationScott County Rural Fire Protection District Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI15 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL129 miInterstateI-578.3 miUS highwayUS 615.4 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF51 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 63824 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:38 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:07 am – 4:44 pm
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People185 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.478 householdsMedian household income $38,333Median rent $1,032 a month40% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $663 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 28°F50 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days56 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sikeston Pwr Stn station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsGeneral Watkins Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 1,115 acresSand Prairie Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 198 acresRotary Parkpark · 7.7 miSikeston Recreational Complexrecreation area · 7.7 mi · 103 acresDelaney (Robert G.) Lake Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 165 acresHorseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 8,410 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199011 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202536 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowScott County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 45 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBlodgett PWSserves 300 people from ground water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level26 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation323 ft98 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
