Bates City is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, home to about 162 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64011.
Homes sold for a median of $200 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Bates City, part in Oak Grove
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bates City. 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)39 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL388 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bates City; 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.
Bates City had 219 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 783rd 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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 42.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elm, MO weather station (11 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).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bates City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
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| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
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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 Oak Grove.
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