Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:41 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:10 am – 4:47 pm
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People200 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 75.2113 householdsMedian household income $26,639100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $514 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher53% finished high school, 0% 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 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month May9 in of snow a year, on about 6 days53 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wappapello Dam station, 13 mi away; snow from Williamsville
Parks and public landsIron Bridge Accessstate recreation area · 2.6 mi · 66 acresGipsy Towersitestate conservation land · 3.2 miMingo National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.3 mi · 21,661 acresYokum School Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 160 acresCastor River Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 9,980 acresSweetgum Accessstate recreation area · 8.2 mi · 159 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199036 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202515 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWayne County, MO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 69 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPiedmont PWSserves 1,987 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2022: coliform bacteria, treatment technique11 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation626 ft191 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPoplar Bluff Regional Medical Center - Westwood24.6 miPost officeLowndes Post Office2.4 miFire stationLowndes Volunteer Fire and Rescue2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI39 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL113 miInterstateI-55 Business Lp37 miUS highwayUS 67 Bus10 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63951 ZIP area.
