Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:39 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:08 am – 4:45 pm
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People106 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.335 householdsMedian household income $48,558Median rent $890 a month20% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F55 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days44 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Advance 1 S station, 8 mi away; rain from Lambert 0.8 Ese; snow from Sikeston Pwr Stn
Nearby landmarksBird Hillpeak · under a mileLost Hillpeak · 1.4 miEftink Lakelake · 7.2 miHorseshoe Lake (historical)lake · 7.2 miUpper Castor Riverriver · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeneral Watkins Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 1,115 acresTywappity Conservation Landstate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 119 acresTywappity Towersitestate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 62 acresAquilla Accessstate recreation area · 12.3 mi · 88 acresDuck Creek Ca (Dark Cypress Swamp Unit)state conservation land · 11.4 mi · 786 acresSank Conservation Areastate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199010 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202525 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowScott County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 59 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL49% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSikeston PWSserves 16,291 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation349 ft106 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMissouri Delta Medical Center17.6 miPost officePerkins Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOran City Hall6.6 miPoliceOran Police Department6.6 miFire stationPerkins Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI14 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL119 miInterstateI-5515 miUS highwayUS 619.0 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF42 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 63774 ZIP area.
