Elmo is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, home to about 217 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64445.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)67 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL397 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elmo; 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.
Elmo had 114 residents in the 2020 census, down 31% since 2000.
It’s the 712th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Nodaway County grew from 32,938 residents in 1900 to 21,241 in 2020.
Nodaway County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 36.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clarinda, IA weather station (15 miles away).
6,535 jobs at 491 businesses in Nodaway 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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