Des Arc is a village in Iron County, Missouri, home to about 181 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63636.
Homes sold for a median of $101 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 Des Arc. 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)101 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)58 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO95 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL351 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Des Arc; 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.
Des Arc had 131 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 757th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Iron County grew from 8,716 residents in 1900 to 9,537 in 2020.
Iron 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 23°F. About 48.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clearwater Dam, MO weather station (14 miles away).
1,822 jobs at 193 businesses in Iron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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