Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:38 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:10 am – 4:44 pm
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People1,358 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.0509 householdsMedian household income $91,146Median home value $195,800Median rent $630 a month96% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,019 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 693 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, retail 20%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 26 minutes89% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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
Nearby landmarksStallings Brothers Lakelake · under a mileCedar Lakelake · 6.5 miIron Hillpeak · 8.1 miSchumer Springsspring · 8.6 miTricky Hillpeak · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMaintz Wildlife Preservestate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 843 acresOld Plantation Accessstate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 74 acresApple Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 2,117 acresBollinger Mill State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.3 miTrail Of Tears State Parkstate park · 14.3 mi · 3,017 acresMiddle Mississippi Purchase Unitnational forest · 15.7 mi · 3,877 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 199027 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202549 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, 37 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCape Girardeau PWSserves 39,941 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation539 ft164 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPerry County Memorial Hospital15.4 miPost officeOak Ridge Post Office2.2 miFire stationNorth Cape Girardeau County Fire District Station2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI23 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL91 miInterstateI-554.5 miUS highwayUS 613.8 miAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD48 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 63769 ZIP area.
