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Cape Girardeau ZIP codes, Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO has 3 ZIP codes (63701, 63703 and 63702) and area codes 573 and 235. The largest is 63701.

USPS city name
3 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
40,344
Area codes
573, 235

Mail addressed to Cape Girardeau uses the ZIP codes above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Cape Girardeau in numbers

About 40,344 people live in Cape Girardeau, in 16,364 households, the 17th-largest of Missouri's 1,062 census places. The median household income is $55,658 a year, 21% below the Missouri median of $70,702 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $196,300 (15% below the Missouri median), and median gross rent is $876 a month. The median age is 34.5; 34.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Missouri); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population40,344Cape Girardeau40,344
Households16,364Cape Girardeau16,364
Median age34.5Cape Girardeau34.5Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,658Cape Girardeau$55,658Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$196,300Cape Girardeau$196,300Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$876Cape Girardeau$876Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%Cape Girardeau34.9%Missouri32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.9 minCape Girardeau15.9 minMissouri23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,379 / sq miCape Girardeau1,379 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Cape Girardeau city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Cape Girardeau

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Cape Girardeau
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
63701 Cape Girardeau , MO Standard 39,345 $66,654 $219,800
63703 Cape Girardeau , MO Standard 8,201 $38,695 $122,200
63702 Cape Girardeau , MO No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Cape Girardeau

These ZIP codes cover part of Cape Girardeau but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Cape Girardeau
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
63755 Jackson , MO Standard 27,629 $78,750 $252,100
63780 Scott City , MO Standard 6,243 $72,171 $169,600

Map of Cape Girardeau ZIP codes

637016370363702

The ZIP codes of Cape Girardeau, MO, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Cape Girardeau

The nearest larger towns are Belleville, IL (41,370 people, 87 mi) and St. Louis (288,512 people, 99 mi).

Towns near Cape Girardeau
TownPopulationDistance
Scott City 4,371 6.0 mi
Jackson 15,659 7.2 mi
Chaffee 3,026 10.5 mi
Anna, IL 4,196 20.5 mi
Sikeston 16,320 29.5 mi
Charleston 4,482 29.8 mi

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