Ferguson is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to about 18,213 people across 6.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63135, and parts of 63136 are in Ferguson too.
Homes sold for a median of $92 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Ferguson; also Calverton Park and Dellwood
Mostly Jennings; part is in Ferguson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ferguson. 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)4 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL254 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ferguson; 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.
Ferguson had 18,527 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 45th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
St. Louis County grew from 50,040 residents in 1900 to 1,004,125 in 2020.
St. Louis 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 24°F. About 41.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Louis Lambert Intl Ap, MO weather station (4 miles away).
629,036 jobs at 29,717 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
54 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ferguson.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 19 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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 (10 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1894.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Ferguson-Florissant R-II. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central ElementaryFerguson | Pre-K–2 | 250 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Walnut Grove Elem.Ferguson | Pre-K–2 | 368 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Griffith ElementaryFerguson | 3–5 | 292 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Lee Hamilton ElementaryFerguson | 3–5 | 310 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Johnson Wabash 6th Grade CtrFerguson | 6 | 278 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Ferguson MiddleFerguson | 7–8 | 582 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Steam Academy at Msb High SchoFerguson | 9–12 | 434 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Teresa of Calcutta SchoolFerguson | K–8 | 160 | Roman Catholic | 0.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Jennings, Dellwood, Castle Point, Moline Acres, St. Louis, Calverton Park, Flordell Hills, Bellefontaine Neighbors and Country Club Hills.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.