Birch Tree is a city in Shannon County, Missouri, home to about 402 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 65438.
Homes sold for a median of $106 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Birch Tree, part in Montier and Thomasville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Birch Tree. 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)139 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN)65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO135 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL394 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Birch Tree; 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.
Birch Tree had 541 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 571st largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Shannon County grew from 11,247 residents in 1900 to 7,031 in 2020.
Shannon 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 20°F. About 50.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winona 3 Sw, MO weather station (7 miles away).
1,184 jobs at 141 businesses in Shannon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Birch Tree.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Montier and Thomasville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.