Airport Drive is a village in Jasper County, Missouri, home to about 941 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64801 and 64870.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population941471 per sq mi
Median home value$251,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$145Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Airport Drive. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Airport Drive
Distances
Nearest major airport
Tulsa International Airport (TUL)99 miles away
Closer regional airport
Joplin Regional Airport (JLN)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Tulsa, OK103 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX324 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Airport Drive; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Airport Drive
U.S. Representative · Missouri’s 7th DistrictEric Burlison (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Airport Drive had 766 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 388th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Jasper County grew from 84,018 residents in 1900 to 122,761 in 2020.
Jasper County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 45.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Joplin Regional Airport, MO weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Jasper County
50,313 jobs at 2,828 businesses in Jasper County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
305 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Airport Drive’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Freeman Health System - Freeman WestGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Joplin4.0 miles
Mercy Hospital JoplinGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Joplin4.3 miles
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast KansasGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Galena9.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
20
Specialist doctors
12
Dentists
28
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
34
Mental health providers
118
Physical and occupational therapists
67
Optometrists
6
Chiropractors
20
Pharmacies
15
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.
Places in and around Airport Drive
Parks (4 nearby)
Landreth Park · 43 acres1.0 mi
Mineral Park · 8 acres1.1 mi
Royal Heights Park · 5 acres0.5 mi
Landreth Park1.1 mi
Grocery stores
Walmart Neighborhood Market1.8 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.0 mi
Walmart Neighborhood Market2.6 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.8 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens2.5 mi
Walgreens2.6 mi
Libraries
Joplin Public Library2.7 mi
Museums
Joplin History & Mineral Museum3.3 mi
Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum3.3 mi
Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum3.3 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Amphitheatre1.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Webb City R-Vii, Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(11)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Heritage PreschoolWebb City
Pre-K
202
Public
3.8 mi
Bess Truman Primary Ctr.Webb City
K–1
188
Public
6.6 mi
College View SchoolJoplin
K–12
7
Special Education
1.8 mi
Madge T. James Kind. Ctr.Webb City
K
179
Public
3.6 mi
Webster Primary Ctr.Webb City
1–2
356
Public
3.6 mi
Harry S. Truman Elem.Webb City
2–4
287
Public
6.6 mi
Mark Twain Elem.Webb City
3
186
Public
3.2 mi
Eugene Field Elem.Webb City
4
222
Public
2.6 mi
Webb City MiddleWebb City
5–6
681
Public
3.5 mi
Webb City Jr.. HighWebb City
7–8
709
Public
2.9 mi
Webb City HighWebb City
9–12
1,381
Public
3.3 mi
Private schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
College Heights Christian SchoolJoplin
Pre-K–12
571
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.5 mi
Thomas Jefferson Independent Day SchoolJoplin
Pre-K–12
294
Nonsectarian
1.6 mi
St Peters Middle SchoolJoplin
6–8
53
Roman Catholic
2.2 mi
Mcauley Catholic High SchoolJoplin
9–12
56
Roman Catholic
2.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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