Local servicesHospitalSoutheast Health Medical Center Stoddard County13.7 miPost officePuxico Post Office1.5 miTown hallPuxico City Hall1.6 miPolicePuxico Police Department1.5 miFire stationPuxico Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolPuxico R - 8 School District1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI36 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL125 miInterstateI-5734 miUS highwayUS 6011 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63960 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63960 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:41 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:09 am – 4:47 pm
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People3,448 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.61,197 householdsMedian household income $50,139Median home value $121,200Median rent $640 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $687 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,328 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 14%, finance, insurance and real estate 10%Average commute 25 minutes88% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month May5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days53 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wappapello Dam station, 9 mi away; snow from Poplar Bluff
Nearby landmarksHartz Pond Trailtrailhead · 1.3 miBluff Trailtrailhead · 1.3 miMingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.4 miRed Mill Pondlake · 1.3 miMonopoly Lake (historical)lake · 4.1 miHodge Hillpeak · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMingo National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · under a mile · 21,661 acresDuck Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 6,311 acresCrowley's Ridge Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 1,929 acresJames Clark Accessstate recreation area · 8.9 miLake Wappappello State Parkstate park · 10.3 mi · 1,927 acresYokum School Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 160 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199032 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 20254 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStoddard County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 202512 of 12 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 21, worst day 43main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Stoddard County monitors, MO
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription38% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPuxico PWSserves 890 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation382 ft116 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
