Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:38 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:10 am – 4:45 pm
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People1,715 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.8641 householdsMedian household income $58,828Median home value $210,100Median rent $1,125 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,029 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 859 employedMain industries: retail 19%, manufacturing 17%, education and health care 15%Average commute 32 minutes92% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsOld Plantation Accessstate recreation area · 1.6 mi · 74 acresMaintz Wildlife Preservestate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 843 acresBollinger Mill State Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.6 miLake Girardeau Conservation Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 344 acresHawn Accessstate recreation area · 13.2 mi · 81 acresLittle Whitewater Conservation Areastate conservation land · 14.7 mi · 85 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199024 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202541 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL53% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCape Girardeau County Pwsd 2serves 2,913 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation497 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Francis Medical Center18.1 miPost officeMillersville Post Office2.9 miFire stationMillersville Rural Fire Protection District Station 35.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI21 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL95 miInterstateI-5511 miUS highwayUS 6111 miAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD44 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63766 ZIP area.
