Brewer is a community in Perry County, Missouri, home to about 413 people across 2.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63673 and 63775.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Part is in Brewer, part in St. Mary and Ozora
Mostly Perryville; part is in Brewer
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brewer. 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)73 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL305 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brewer; 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.
Brewer had 361 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2010.
It’s the 566th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Perry County grew from 15,134 residents in 1900 to 18,956 in 2020.
Perry 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 21°F. About 46.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Perryville Wtp, MO weather station (2 miles away).
9,794 jobs at 520 businesses in Perry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
110 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brewer’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 15 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 23 |
| Mental health providers | 21 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 23 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Perry Co. 32. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perryville Primary CenterPerryville | Pre-K–2 | 492 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Perryville Elem.Perryville | 3–5 | 429 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Perry Co. MiddlePerryville | 6–8 | 439 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Perryville Area Car Tech CtrPerryville | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 4.2 mi |
| Perryville Sr.. HighPerryville | 9–12 | 743 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPerryville | Pre-K–8 | 194 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 3.5 mi |
| St Vincent De Paul Jr./Sr. SchoolsPerryville | Pre-K–12 | 446 | Roman Catholic | 3.2 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 Perryville, Shakertowne, St. Mary, Ozora, Longtown, Kaskaskia, Lithium and Biehle.
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.