Fort Leonard Wood is a community in Pulaski County, Missouri, home to about 15,432 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP code is 65473.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)116 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL366 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Leonard Wood; 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.
Fort Leonard Wood had 15,959 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 59th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Pulaski County grew from 10,394 residents in 1900 to 53,955 in 2020.
Pulaski County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 46.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Leonard Wood, MO weather station (about a mile away).
8,340 jobs at 653 businesses in Pulaski County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
310 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Leonard Wood.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 23 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 38 |
| Dentists | 49 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 88 |
| Mental health providers | 63 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 39 |
| Optometrists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Established in 1940.
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 Waynesville R-Vi. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Early Childhood CtrFort Leonard Wood | Pre-K | 294 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Partridge Elem.Ft Leonard Wood | K–5 | 375 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Thayer Elem.Ft Leonard Wood | K–5 | 242 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Wood Elem.Ft Leonard Wood | K–5 | 295 | Public | 1.0 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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