Local servicesHospitalPerry County Memorial Hospital14.8 miPost officeFrohna Post Office1.8 miTown hallGrand Tower City Hall6.1 miPoliceGrand Tower Police Department6.1 miFire stationEast Perry County Rural Fire Protection Association Station 11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI30 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL86 miInterstateI-5510 miUS highwayUS 616.5 miAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD56 miCoachCarbondaleExecutive Transportation22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63748 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63748 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:37 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:09 am – 4:43 pm
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People1,296 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.8565 householdsMedian household income $59,560Median home value $149,300Median rent $923 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,720 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 679 employedMain industries: manufacturing 25%, farming, forestry and mining 23%, retail 9%Average commute 20 minutes88% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, German or Dutch 8%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksGill Pointcape · 5.2 miLacours Islandisland · 4.2 miForked Lake (historical)lake · 5.4 miGrand Eddybay · 7.5 miWilkinson South Access Trailtrailhead · 5.7 miCape Antoinecape · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSeventy-Six Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 838 acresTower Rock Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.4 miRed Rock Landing Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 542 acresApple Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 2,117 acresMiddle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.3 mi · 6,180 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 13.7 mi · 1,243 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199035 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202348 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPerry County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025216 of 255 days measured38 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Perry County monitors, MO
Internet at home69% of households have a broadband subscription23% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone30% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterFrohna PWSserves 250 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202166 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation521 ft159 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
