Benton is a city in Scott County, Missouri, home to about 826 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63736.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Benton, part in New Hamburg
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Benton. 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)124 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL344 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Benton; 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.
Benton had 866 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 412th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Scott County grew from 13,092 residents in 1900 to 38,059 in 2020.
Scott County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cape Girardeau Muni Ap, MO weather station (11 miles away).
14,139 jobs at 970 businesses in Scott County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Benton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
|---|---|
| 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
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 Kelso C-7, Scott Co. R-IV. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Elem.Benton | Pre-K–8 | 199 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Scott Co. Elem.Benton | Pre-K–5 | 410 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Scott Co. MiddleBenton | 6–8 | 195 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Thomas W. Kelly HighBenton | 9–12 | 297 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Denis SchoolBenton | K–8 | 24 | Roman Catholic | 2.0 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 New Hamburg.
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