Local servicesHospitalJohn J Pershing Veterans Affairs Medical Center9.0 miPost officeFisk Post Office6.0 miTown hallFisk City Hall5.8 miPoliceButler County Sheriff's Office8.6 miFire stationWappapello Volunteer Fire Department7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI47 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM126 miUS highwayUS 604.4 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF8.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:42 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:10 am – 4:48 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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, 6 mi away; snow from Poplar Bluff
Nearby landmarksBlue Springsspring · 1.8 miRight Lake (historical)lake · 3.6 miCrum Lakelake · 3.8 miMoores Pointcape · 5.5 miRockwood Pointcape · 5.8 miLake Wappapello State Park Ridge Campgroundcampground · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJames Clark Accessstate recreation area · 2.3 miLake Wappappello State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 1,927 acresPoplar Bluff Conservation Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 1,079 acresUniversity Forest Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 7,185 acresSun (Stephen J.) Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 499 acresPoplar Bluff Forest Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 77 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199043 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 20258 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateButler 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, 73 mi away
Drinking waterPoplar Bluff PWSserves 17,043 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation335 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
