East Cape Girardeau is a village in Alexander County, Illinois, home to about 283 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62957.
Mostly East Cape Girardeau; also McClure
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)112 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO102 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL327 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Cape Girardeau; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
East Cape Girardeau had 289 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 1102nd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Alexander County grew from 19,384 residents in 1900 to 5,240 in 2020.
Alexander County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cape Girardeau Muni Ap, MO weather station (8 miles away).
960 jobs at 75 businesses in Alexander County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with McClure.
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