Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Southeast11.6 miPost officeThebes Post Office4.3 miTown hallScott City City Hall6.1 miPoliceScott City Police Department5.6 miFire stationHorseshoe Lake Fire Department5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSoutheast Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI8.2 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL121 miInterstateI-555.7 miUS highwayUS 615.9 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF59 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound12 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 63742 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:38 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:07 am – 4:44 pm
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People147 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.834 householdsMedian home value $80,50091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $276 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F48 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May8 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 90 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cape Girardeau Muni Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Jackson
Nearby landmarksDavis Lakelake · 1.4 miRoss Lakelake · 1.9 miCommerce Towhead (historical)island · under a mileJackson Hillpeak · 1.5 miGrays Pointcape · 6.2 miCat Islandisland · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSand Prairie Conservation Areastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 198 acresHorseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 8,410 acresScott City Parkpark · 6.1 miCape Lacroix Bluffs Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 60 acresCape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 1,390 acresHeadwaters Accessrecreation area · 8.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 19909 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202543 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, 41 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSikeston PWSserves 16,291 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation415 ft126 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
