Center is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, home to about 537 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63436.
Homes sold for a median of $120 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Center. 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)82 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO92 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL258 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Center; 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.
Center had 528 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 499th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Ralls County grew from 12,287 residents in 1900 to 10,355 in 2020.
Ralls County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 41.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monroe City, MO weather station (13 miles away).
2,972 jobs at 226 businesses in Ralls County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Center.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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 Ralls Co. R-II. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralls County ElementaryCenter | Pre-K–5 | 355 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Mark Twain Jr.. HighCenter | 6–8 | 194 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Mark Twain Sr.. HighCenter | 9–12 | 251 | Public | 1.5 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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