Town guide

Desloge, Missouri

Desloge is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, home to about 4,863 people across 2.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63601 and 63628.

Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population4,8631,665 per sq mi
Median home value$127,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$137Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking27%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Desloge

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Desloge

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)61 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO55 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL312 miles away

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

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

Who represents Desloge

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

Desloge had 4,823 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 149th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

St. Francois County grew from 24,051 residents in 1900 to 66,922 in 2020.

Desloge population by census2000: 4,802, 2010: 5,054, 2020: 4,8234,80220005,05420104,8232020

St. Francois County, 1900–2020

St. Francois County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,051, 1910: 35,738, 1920: 31,403, 1930: 35,832, 1940: 35,950, 1950: 35,276, 1960: 36,516, 1970: 36,818, 1980: 42,600, 1990: 48,904, 2000: 55,641, 2010: 65,359, 2020: 66,92224K’00’1031K’20’3036K’40’5037K’60’7043K’80’9056K’00’1067K’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 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 45.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DeslogeJan: high 43°F, low 23°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 26°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 34°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 44°F, 5.3 in; May: high 77°F, low 54°F, 5.5 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 63°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 65°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 56°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 45°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 34°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 26°F, 3 in43°23°Jan2.648°26°Feb2.858°34°Mar3.869°44°Apr5.377°54°May5.585°63°Jun3.689°67°Jul4.388°65°Aug3.881°56°Sep3.270°45°Oct3.357°34°Nov4.246°26°Dec3.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Farmington, MO weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in St. Francois County

17,990 jobs at 1,438 businesses in St. Francois County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in St. Francois CountyHealth care and social assistance: 5,013 jobs; Retail trade: 3,543 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,404 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,329 jobs; Construction: 1,155 jobs; Finance and insurance: 911 jobs; Other services: 821 jobs; Administrative and support: 586 jobsHealth care and social assistance 28% Retail trade 20% Hotels and restaurants 13% Manufacturing 7% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 5% Other services 5% Administrative and support 3%

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

Health care

129 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Desloge’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Parkland Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Farmington7.1 miles
  • Washington County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Potosi15.1 miles
  • Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sainte Genevieve18.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors5
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants24
Mental health providers37
Physical and occupational therapists29
Optometrists5
Chiropractors15
Pharmacies18

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 Desloge

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Desloge City Park · 11 acres1.4 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter1.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Desloge Public Library1.2 mi

Museums

  • Powerhouse2.1 mi
  • Space Museum4.5 mi
  • Bonne Terre Mine4.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Fine Arts Theater2.0 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1941.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Desloge

Public schools here are run by Central R-III, North St. Francois Co. R-I, West St. Francois Co. R-IV and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (16)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Central Elem.Park HillsPre-K–2530Public1.3 mi
North County PrimaryBonne TerrePre-K–2673Public3.7 mi
West County Elem.Park HillsPre-K–5390Public5.9 mi
Special Acres SchoolPark HillsK–1222Special Education1.4 mi
North County Parkside Elem.Desloge3–4404Public1.4 mi
West Elem.Park Hills3–5464Public2.7 mi
Intermediate Sch.Desloge5–6355Public0.7 mi
Central MiddlePark Hills6–8442Public1.5 mi
West County MiddlePark Hills6–8213Public5.8 mi
East Recep/Diag Corr Cent/AcadBonne Terre7–12—Alternative Education3.8 mi
East Recep/Diag Corr Cent/DiagBonne Terre7–12—Alternative Education3.8 mi
North Co. MiddleDesloge7–8364Public1.0 mi
Central HighPark Hills9–12605Public1.7 mi
North Co. Sr.. HighBonne Terre9–12785Public2.9 mi
West County HighPark Hills9–12332Public5.6 mi
Unitec Career Ctr.Bonne Terre10–12—Career and Technical3.1 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 Park Hills, Bonne Terre, Terre du Lac, Lake Timberline, Leadington, Wortham and Frankclay.

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