Town guide

Airport Drive, Missouri

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
Sold over asking0%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Airport Drive

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Airport Drive

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)99 miles away
Closer regional airportJoplin 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

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.

Airport Drive population by census2000: 622, 2010: 698, 2020: 766622200069820107662020

Jasper County, 1900–2020

Jasper County population, 1900 to 20201900: 84,018, 1910: 89,673, 1920: 75,941, 1930: 73,810, 1940: 78,705, 1950: 79,106, 1960: 78,863, 1970: 79,852, 1980: 86,958, 1990: 90,465, 2000: 104,686, 2010: 117,404, 2020: 122,76184K’00’1076K’20’3079K’40’5079K’60’7087K’80’90105K’00’10123K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Airport DriveJan: high 45°F, low 25°F, 1.9 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 29°F, 2 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 37°F, 3.3 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 47°F, 5 in; May: high 77°F, low 56°F, 6.6 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 65°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 70°F, 4 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 68°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 59°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 37°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 29°F, 2.6 in45°25°Jan1.950°29°Feb2.060°37°Mar3.369°47°Apr5.077°56°May6.686°65°Jun5.690°70°Jul4.090°68°Aug3.482°59°Sep4.271°48°Oct3.858°37°Nov3.348°29°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Jasper CountyManufacturing: 11,082 jobs; Retail trade: 8,361 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 6,374 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 5,732 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,948 jobs; Other services: 2,466 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,103 jobs; Construction: 1,768 jobsManufacturing 22% Retail trade 17% Health care and social assistance 13% Transportation and warehousing 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Other services 5% Wholesale trade 4% Construction 4%

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 doctors20
Specialist doctors12
Dentists28
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants34
Mental health providers118
Physical and occupational therapists67
Optometrists6
Chiropractors20
Pharmacies15

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Airport Drive

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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Heritage PreschoolWebb CityPre-K202Public3.8 mi
Bess Truman Primary Ctr.Webb CityK–1188Public6.6 mi
College View SchoolJoplinK–127Special Education1.8 mi
Madge T. James Kind. Ctr.Webb CityK179Public3.6 mi
Webster Primary Ctr.Webb City1–2356Public3.6 mi
Harry S. Truman Elem.Webb City2–4287Public6.6 mi
Mark Twain Elem.Webb City3186Public3.2 mi
Eugene Field Elem.Webb City4222Public2.6 mi
Webb City MiddleWebb City5–6681Public3.5 mi
Webb City Jr.. HighWebb City7–8709Public2.9 mi
Webb City HighWebb City9–121,381Public3.3 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
College Heights Christian SchoolJoplinPre-K–12571Christian (no specific denomination)2.5 mi
Thomas Jefferson Independent Day SchoolJoplinPre-K–12294Nonsectarian1.6 mi
St Peters Middle SchoolJoplin6–853Roman Catholic2.2 mi
Mcauley Catholic High SchoolJoplin9–1256Roman Catholic2.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Joplin, Webb City, Duenweg, Duquesne and Oronogo.

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