Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:39 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:06 am – 4:45 pm
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People3,218 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.51,406 householdsMedian household income $57,959Median home value $132,100Median rent $753 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,026 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 1,342 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, retail 13%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 16 minutes88% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 28°F49 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days56 days above 90°F, 72 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Madrid station, 3 mi away; snow from Portageville
Parks and public landsHunter-Dawson State Historic Sitestate historic site · 1.7 miHunter Dawson Parkpark · 1.5 miNew Madrid Bend Accessstate recreation area · 3.9 miDonaldson Point Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 2,157 acresDonaldson Point Conservation Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 3,579 acresReelfoot National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.6 mi · 2,044 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199038 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202642 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNew Madrid County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025276 of 359 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dyer County, TN, 39 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNew Madrid PWSserves 3,250 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
Elevation284 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMissouri Delta Medical Center20.1 miPost officeNew Madrid Post Office2.3 miTown hallNew Madrid City Hall2.4 miPoliceNew Madrid County Sheriff's Office2.3 miFire stationNew Madrid Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI43 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM111 miInterstateI-55 Lp2.5 miUS highwayUS 622.4 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF51 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63869 ZIP area.
