Local servicesHospitalSaint Francis Medical Center10.1 miPost officeJackson Post Office4.2 miTown hallJackson City Hall4.2 miPoliceCape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office4.1 miFire stationFruitland Area Fire Protection District Station 11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryNorth Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighSaxony Lutheran High School1.1 miCollegeSoutheast Missouri State University10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI15 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL99 miInterstateI-553.4 miUS highwayUS 61under a mileAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD55 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63755 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63755 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:37 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:09 am – 4:44 pm
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People27,378 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.310,325 householdsMedian household income $82,841Median home value $233,400Median rent $977 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,476 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 13,926 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 12%, retail 11%Average commute 22 minutes82% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 24°F50 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month May8 in of snow a year, on about 3 days57 days above 90°F, 91 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsBrookside Parkpark · 3.2 miLitz Parkpark · 3.6 miTrail Of Tears State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 3,017 acresMiddle Mississippi Purchase Unitnational forest · 8.4 mi · 3,877 acresApple Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 2,117 acresMaintz Wildlife Preservestate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 843 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199020 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202547 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, 44 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterJackson PWSserves 15,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation558 ft170 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
