Cape Girardeau is a city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, home to about 40,344 people across 29 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 63701 and 63703, and parts of 63780 are in Cape Girardeau too.
Homes sold for a median of $117 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Cape Girardeau; also Gordonville and Dutchtown
Mostly Cape Girardeau; also Scott City
Mostly Scott City; part is in Cape Girardeau
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)109 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL328 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cape Girardeau; 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.
Cape Girardeau had 39,540 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 17th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Cape Girardeau County grew from 24,315 residents in 1900 to 81,710 in 2020.
Cape Girardeau 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 (6 miles away).
39,319 jobs at 2,334 businesses in Cape Girardeau County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,230 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cape Girardeau’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 113 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 348 |
| Dentists | 57 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 306 |
| Mental health providers | 259 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 95 |
| Optometrists | 25 |
| Chiropractors | 27 |
| Pharmacies | 29 |
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.
Parks (24 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles 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.
Established in 1793.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Cape Girardeau 63, Nell Holcomb R-IV, Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Elem.Cape Girardeau | Pre-K–4 | 326 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Clippard Elem.Cape Girardeau | Pre-K–4 | 383 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Franklin Elem.Cape Girardeau | Pre-K–4 | 241 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Jefferson Elem.Cape Girardeau | Pre-K–5 | 494 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Nell Holcomb Elem.Cape Girardeau | Pre-K–8 | 249 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| Alma Schrader Elem.Cape Girardeau | K–4 | 332 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Parkview SchoolCape Girardeau | K–12 | 25 | Special Education | 1.3 mi |
| Central MiddleCape Girardeau | 5–6 | 623 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Central Jr.. HighCape Girardeau | 7–8 | 633 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Cape Girardeau Car Tech Ctr.Cape Girardeau | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 2.9 mi |
| Central HighCape Girardeau | 9–12 | 1,278 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Ridge Christian SchoolCape Girardeau | Pre-K–12 | 120 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.4 mi |
| Lynwood Christian AcademyCape Girardeau | Pre-K–8 | 101 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.2 mi |
| Prodigy Leadership AcademyCape Girardeau | Pre-K–12 | 159 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.0 mi |
| St Mary Cathedral SchoolCape Girardeau | Pre-K–8 | 89 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
| St Vincent De Paul Elementary SchoolCape Girardeau | Pre-K–8 | 376 | Roman Catholic | 0.6 mi |
| Lynwood Christian AcademyCape Girardeau | K–8 | 98 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.7 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 Scott City, Gordonville, Kelso and Dutchtown.
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