Deepwater is a city in Henry County, Missouri, home to about 320 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64740.
Homes sold for a median of $167 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Deepwater, part in Brownington
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Deepwater. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)90 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF)71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL405 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Deepwater; 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.
Deepwater had 355 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 626th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Henry County grew from 28,054 residents in 1900 to 21,946 in 2020.
Henry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 43.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clinton, MO weather station (11 miles away).
7,053 jobs at 593 businesses in Henry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Deepwater.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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)
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 Lakeland R-III. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Elem.Deepwater | Pre-K–6 | 223 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Lakeland HighDeepwater | 7–12 | 180 | Public | 2.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Brownington.
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