Alma is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, home to about 450 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64001.
Homes sold for a median of $104 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Alma; also Blackburn
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Alma. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)64 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL361 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alma; 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.
Alma had 400 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 539th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Lafayette County grew from 31,679 residents in 1900 to 32,984 in 2020.
Lafayette County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waverly, MO weather station (7 miles away).
6,755 jobs at 732 businesses in Lafayette 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.
Parks (2 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 Santa Fe R-X. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe HighAlma | 7–12 | 154 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran SchoolAlma | Pre-K–8 | 95 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.4 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 Blackburn.
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