Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:37 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:10 am – 4:43 pm
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People203 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.876 households80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $700 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 0% 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, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsApple Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 2,117 acresMaintz Wildlife Preservestate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 843 acresSeventy-Six Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 838 acresRed Rock Landing Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 542 acresTower Rock Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.2 miOld Plantation Accessstate recreation area · 11.8 mi · 74 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199031 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 1 May 201647 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, 33 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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
Elevation428 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPerry County Memorial Hospital13.1 miPost officeOld Appleton Post Officeunder a mileFire stationNorth Cape Girardeau County Fire District North Station3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI27 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL88 miInterstateI-554.0 miUS highwayUS 61under a mileAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD51 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63770 ZIP area.
