El Dorado Springs is a city in Cedar County, Missouri, home to about 3,586 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64744.
Homes sold for a median of $118 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 El Dorado Springs. 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)106 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF)55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO92 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX383 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of El Dorado Springs; 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.
El Dorado Springs had 3,493 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 185th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Cedar County grew from 16,923 residents in 1900 to 14,188 in 2020.
Cedar 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 48.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eldorado Springs, MO weather station (about a mile away).
2,576 jobs at 305 businesses in Cedar County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
38 doctors and other health care providers list an office in El Dorado Springs.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 14 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by El Dorado Springs R-II. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Springs Elem.El Dorado Springs | Pre-K–5 | 564 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| El Dorado Springs MiddleEl Dorado Springs | 6–8 | 266 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| El Dorado Springs HighEl Dorado Springs | 9–12 | 321 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Christian SchoolEl Dorado Springs | Pre-K–12 | 108 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.6 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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