Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:42 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:06 am – 4:48 pm
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People2,816 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.51,240 householdsMedian household income $51,923Median home value $160,200Median rent $702 a month55% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,201 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 1,215 employedMain industries: manufacturing 22%, education and health care 18%, retail 17%Average commute 20 minutes79% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 31°F43 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days64 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blytheville Muni Ap station, 10 mi away; snow from Blytheville
Nearby landmarksPemiscot Bayou Lakelake · 2.6 miHalf-Moon Lakelake · 8.8 miIsland Number Twentyisland · 8.6 miMitchell Pointcape · 9.7 miIsland Number 18island · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCaruthersville Rookery Conservation Areastate conservation land · 11.1 miErnest Rice Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 2,903 acresLittle River Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 1,056 acresBig Lakestate recreation area · 13.6 mi · 10,804 acresWarbler Woods Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 79 acresHornersville Swamp Conservation Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 3,184 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197649 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 20262 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPemiscot County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighDrought 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, 25 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSteele PWSserves 1,975 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Mar 2022: groundwater treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation256 ft78 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGreat River Medical Center10.2 miPost officeSteele Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSteele City Hall1.1 miPoliceSteele Police Department1.1 miFire stationSteele Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR48 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM72 miInterstateI-554.0 miUS highwayUS 611.5 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF56 miCoachBlytheville Blues HwyGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63877 ZIP area.
