Local servicesHospitalJohn J Pershing Veterans Affairs Medical Center4.2 miPost officePoplar Bluff Post Office3.0 miTown hallPoplar Bluff City Hall3.1 miPolicePoplar Bluff Police Department3.1 miFire stationPoplar Bluff Fire Department Station 31.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI58 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM118 miUS highwayUS 67 Bus1.9 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF3.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:43 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:10 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 26°F52 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month April5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days58 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Poplar Bluff station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsWhiteley Parkpark · 1.5 miDan River Accessstate recreation area · 3.9 mi · 79 acresHarviell Accessstate recreation area · 4.2 miBacon Memorial Parkpark · 3.8 miSun (Stephen J.) Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 499 acresPoplar Bluff Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 1,079 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 4 May 199134 mi away, near Risco, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202519 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateButler 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, 72 mi away
Drinking waterPoplar Bluff PWSserves 17,043 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation323 ft98 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
