Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:42 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:05 am – 4:47 pm
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People6,118 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.72,614 householdsMedian household income $36,979Median home value $121,300Median rent $800 a month52% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,202 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 2,261 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 12%, other services 11%Average commute 19 minutes76% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F55 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days54 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Caruthersville station, 4 mi away; snow from Blytheville
Parks and public landsCaruthersville Rookery Conservation Areastate conservation land · 1.5 miEastside Parkpark · 3.7 miGayoso Parkpark · 4.2 miTumbleweed Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 5,777 acresThorny Cypress Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 3,260 acresErnest Rice Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 2,903 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 4 May 199131 mi away, near Risco, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 20269 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPemiscot County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighDrought 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, 17 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCaruthersville PWSserves 5,518 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation261 ft80 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPemiscot Memorial Hospital7.6 miPost officeCaruthersville Post Office4.4 miTown hallCaruthersville City Hall4.5 miPoliceCaruthersville Police Department Substation3.7 miFire stationCaruthersville Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolPemiscot County R - 3 School1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcKellar-Sipes Regional Airport MKL57 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM77 miInterstateI-1551.7 miUS highwayUS 4121.7 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF58 miCoachBlytheville Blues HwyGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63830 ZIP area.
