Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:38 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:06 am – 4:44 pm
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People5,169 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.51,665 householdsMedian household income $41,348Median home value $114,000Median rent $770 a month54% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $905 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 1,669 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 12%, farming, forestry and mining 10%Average commute 20 minutes82% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days42 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cairo 3n station, 10 mi away; snow from Sikeston Pwr Stn
Parks and public landsDelaney (Robert G.) Lake Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 165 acresFort Defiance Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 64 acresSt Marys Parkpark · 8.1 miWickliffe Mounds State Historic Sitestate park · 10.7 miDoug Travis Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 4,131 acresBoatwright Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 8,847 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199025 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMississippi County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm 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, 32 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCharleston PWSserves 5,900 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation314 ft96 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMissouri Delta Medical Center17.2 miPost officeWyatt Post Office2.8 miTown hallCharleston City Hall4.2 miPoliceCharleston Police Department4.2 miFire stationWyatt Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI27 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM135 miInterstateI-573.3 miUS highwayUS 602.5 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF63 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63834 ZIP area.
