Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:40 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:07 am – 4:46 pm
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People177 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.579 householdsMedian household income $46,875Median home value $32,00081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $314 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 landsSwift Ditch Accessstate recreation area · 8.9 mi · 141 acresHolly Ridge Conservation Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 899 acresNew Madrid Bend Accessstate recreation area · 14.0 miBeech Springs Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.1 miHolly Ridge Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 82 acresHunter-Dawson State Historic Sitestate historic site · 14.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes106 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199028 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNew Madrid County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025276 of 359 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dyer County, TN, 51 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNew Madrid County Pwsd 4serves 638 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation287 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMissouri Delta Medical Center11.3 miPost officeCanalou Post Officeunder a milePoliceMatthews Police Department5.9 miFire stationCanalou Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI34 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM119 miInterstateI-558.6 miUS highwayUS 606.2 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF39 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63828 ZIP area.
