Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:38 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:10 am – 4:44 pm
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People972 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.5304 householdsMedian household income $106,425Median home value $190,60098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $965 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 466 employedMain industries: education and health care 52%, farming, forestry and mining 15%, construction 10%Average commute 27 minutes78% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F46 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days39 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Perryville Wtp station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsMaintz Wildlife Preservestate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 843 acresOld Plantation Accessstate recreation area · 6.1 mi · 74 acresBollinger Mill State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.9 miApple Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 2,117 acresLittle Whitewater Conservation Areastate conservation land · 14.4 mi · 85 acresMiddle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.9 mi · 6,180 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199030 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCape Girardeau County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randolph County, IL, 35 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL41% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCape Girardeau PWSserves 39,941 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation582 ft177 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPerry County Memorial Hospital12.5 miPost officeSedgewickville Post Office5.6 miFire stationNorth Cape Girardeau County Fire District North Station3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI27 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL88 miInterstateI-553.5 miUS highwayUS 616.2 miAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD44 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63747 ZIP area.
