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Country around Newburg is a rural area of about 3,181 people in Phelps County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 107 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $820 a month.
3,181people
$147kTypical home
$820/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,181 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 52 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$926/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TBN airport
- 106 mi to STL (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phelps County: R+43 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk