Town guide

Corder, Missouri

Corder is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, home to about 442 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64021.

Homes sold for a median of $94 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.

Population4421,228 per sq mi
Median home value$83,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$94Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Corder

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Around Corder

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)59 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO49 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL365 miles away

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

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

Who represents Corder

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

Corder had 418 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 545th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Lafayette County grew from 31,679 residents in 1900 to 32,984 in 2020.

Corder population by census2000: 427, 2010: 404, 2020: 418427200040420104182020

Lafayette County, 1900–2020

Lafayette County population, 1900 to 20201900: 31,679, 1910: 30,154, 1920: 30,006, 1930: 29,259, 1940: 27,856, 1950: 25,272, 1960: 25,274, 1970: 26,626, 1980: 29,925, 1990: 31,107, 2000: 32,960, 2010: 33,381, 2020: 32,98432K’00’1030K’20’3028K’40’5025K’60’7030K’80’9033K’00’1033K’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 40.8 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 CorderJan: high 36°F, low 18°F, 1.4 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 23°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 33°F, 2.8 in; Apr: high 64°F, low 43°F, 4.2 in; May: high 74°F, low 55°F, 5.3 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 64°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 5 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 45°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 33°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 23°F, 1.8 in36°18°Jan1.442°23°Feb1.853°33°Mar2.864°43°Apr4.274°55°May5.383°64°Jun4.987°68°Jul5.086°65°Aug3.979°57°Sep4.067°45°Oct3.252°33°Nov2.541°23°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Higginsville, MO weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Lafayette County

6,755 jobs at 732 businesses in Lafayette County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lafayette CountyManufacturing: 1,275 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,077 jobs; Retail trade: 972 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 793 jobs; Construction: 578 jobs; Other services: 438 jobs; Wholesale trade: 354 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 264 jobsManufacturing 19% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Construction 9% Other services 7% Wholesale trade 5% Transportation and warehousing 4%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Corder.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lafayette Regional Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lexington13.4 miles
  • Carroll County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Carrollton20.4 miles
  • Ray County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Richmond20.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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 Corder

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Corder City Park · 12 acres0.3 mi

Grocery stores

  • Moose's Market4.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Corder Branch Library0.2 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.

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