Chesterfield is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to about 49,574 people across 32 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 63005 and 63017, and parts of 63141 are in Chesterfield too.
Homes sold for a median of $210 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Chesterfield; also Wildwood and Clarkson Valley
Mostly Chesterfield; also Town and Country and Maryland Heights
Mostly Creve Coeur; part is in Chesterfield
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chesterfield. 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)13 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL268 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chesterfield; 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.
Chesterfield had 49,999 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 14th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
St. Louis County grew from 50,040 residents in 1900 to 1,004,125 in 2020.
St. Louis 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 22°F. About 42.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Charles 7 Ssw, MO weather station (4 miles away).
629,036 jobs at 29,717 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,639 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chesterfield’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 233 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 374 |
| Dentists | 96 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 308 |
| Mental health providers | 236 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 243 |
| Optometrists | 30 |
| Chiropractors | 119 |
| Pharmacies | 40 |
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 (18 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (9 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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 1837.
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 Rockwood R-Vi, Parkway C-2. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Ctr. Early Child. Ed.Chesterfield | Pre-K | 646 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Chesterfield Elem.Chesterfield | K–5 | 389 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Green Trails Elem.Chesterfield | K–5 | 345 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Highcroft Ridge Elem.Chesterfield | K–5 | 369 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Kehrs Mill Elem.Chesterfield | K–5 | 555 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| River Bend Elem.Chesterfield | K–5 | 380 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Shenandoah Valley Elem.Chesterfield | K–5 | 387 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Wild Horse Elem.Chesterfield | K–5 | 464 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Central MiddleChesterfield | 6–8 | 881 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| West MiddleChesterfield | 6–8 | 814 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Central HighChesterfield | 9–12 | 1,281 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Marquette Sr.. HighChesterfield | 9–12 | 2,095 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper School, LlcTown and Country | Pre-K–1 | 3 | Nonsectarian | 6.8 mi |
| The Fulton SchoolChesterfield | Pre-K–12 | 102 | Nonsectarian | 2.8 mi |
| The Goddard SchoolChesterfield | Pre-K–K | 10 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| Ascension SchoolChesterfield | K–8 | 412 | Roman Catholic | 1.5 mi |
| Chesterfield Montessori SchoolChesterfield | K–6 | 48 | Nonsectarian | 3.6 mi |
| Incarnate Word Parish SchoolChesterfield | K–8 | 448 | Roman Catholic | 4.8 mi |
| Promise Christian AcademyTown and Country | K–12 | 41 | Presbyterian | 4.3 mi |
| Eyc AcademyChesterfield | 3–12 | 56 | Nonsectarian | 4.4 mi |
| Westminster Christian AcademyTown and Country | 7–12 | 940 | Presbyterian | 3.6 mi |
| Missouri Torah InstituteChesterfield | 9–12 | 73 | Jewish | 0.1 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 Creve Coeur, Wildwood, Town and Country, Clarkson Valley and Maryland Heights.
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.