Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:41 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:07 am – 4:47 pm
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People92 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.532 householdsMedian home value $61,10069% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $356 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 28°F49 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days45 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Portageville station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsMeatte Parkpark · 7.8 miGoldsmith Parkpark · 8.9 miMorris State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 161 acresNew Madrid Bend Accessstate recreation area · 15.6 miFrisbee Cutoff Accessstate recreation area · 17.6 mi · 93 acresChalk Bluff Trail Accessstate recreation area · 18.4 mi · 81 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199046 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNew Madrid 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL41% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNew Madrid PWSserves 3,250 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation271 ft83 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPemiscot Memorial Hospital18.9 miPost officeTallapoosa Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGideon City Hall6.3 miPoliceRisco Police Department3.4 miFire stationRisco Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI52 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM101 miInterstateI-559.2 miUS highwayUS 626.0 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF36 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63878 ZIP area.
