Advance is a city in Stoddard County, Missouri, home to about 1,450 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63730.
Homes sold for a median of $109 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Advance. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)117 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO108 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL348 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Advance; 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.
Advance had 1,349 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 324th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Stoddard County grew from 24,669 residents in 1900 to 28,672 in 2020.
Stoddard County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 51.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marble Hill, MO weather station (15 miles away).
8,455 jobs at 644 businesses in Stoddard County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Advance.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Advance R-IV. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance PreschoolAdvance | Pre-K | — | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Advance Elem.Advance | K–6 | 240 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Advance HighAdvance | 7–12 | 188 | Public | 1.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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