Town guide

Bourbon, Missouri

Bourbon is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, home to about 1,636 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 65441.

Homes sold for a median of $150 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,6361,221 per sq mi
Median home value$136,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$150Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking21%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bourbon

1 ZIP code

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bourbon. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Bourbon

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)61 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO62 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL315 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bourbon; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bourbon

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

Bourbon had 1,567 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 303rd largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Crawford County grew from 12,959 residents in 1900 to 23,056 in 2020.

Bourbon population by census2000: 1,348, 2010: 1,632, 2020: 1,5671,34820001,63220101,5672020

Crawford County, 1900–2020

Crawford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,959, 1910: 13,576, 1920: 12,355, 1930: 11,287, 1940: 12,693, 1950: 11,615, 1960: 12,647, 1970: 14,828, 1980: 18,300, 1990: 19,173, 2000: 22,804, 2010: 24,696, 2020: 23,05613K’00’1012K’20’3013K’40’5013K’60’7018K’80’9023K’00’1023K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 45.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BourbonJan: high 40°F, low 18°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 21°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 40°F, 4.8 in; May: high 75°F, low 50°F, 5.6 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 60°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 64°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 61°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 52°F, 4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 31°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 22°F, 2.7 in40°18°Jan2.745°21°Feb2.455°30°Mar3.766°40°Apr4.875°50°May5.683°60°Jun4.587°64°Jul3.987°61°Aug3.979°52°Sep4.068°41°Oct3.455°31°Nov3.644°22°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rosebud, MO weather station (21 miles away).

Jobs in Crawford County

5,686 jobs at 496 businesses in Crawford County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Crawford CountyManufacturing: 1,695 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 947 jobs; Retail trade: 669 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 581 jobs; Professional services: 293 jobs; Construction: 270 jobs; Wholesale trade: 204 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 195 jobsManufacturing 30% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 10% Professional services 5% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 4% Transportation and warehousing 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bourbon.

Nearest hospitals

  • Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sullivan3.3 miles
  • Mercy Hospital WashingtonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Washington28.8 miles
  • Washington County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Potosi29.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies3

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 Bourbon

Grocery stores

  • Town & Country2.1 mi
  • ALDI4.9 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter5.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Clark's Pharmacy1.9 mi

Libraries

  • Crawford County Library District1.7 mi
  • Sullivan Branch Library4.8 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 Bourbon

Public schools here are run by Crawford Co. R-I. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bourbon Elementary SchoolBourbonPre-K–4316Public2.2 mi
Bourbon Middle SchoolBourbon5–8238Public2.2 mi
Bourbon High SchoolBourbon9–12273Public3.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with West Sullivan and St. Cloud.

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