Town guide

Gordonville, Missouri

Gordonville is a village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, home to about 473 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63701.

Homes sold for a median of $135 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population473606 per sq mi
Median home value$241,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$135Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking19%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Gordonville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Gordonville

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)109 miles away
Closer regional airportCape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO99 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL327 miles away

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

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

Who represents Gordonville

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

Gordonville had 625 residents in the 2020 census, up 47% since 2000.

It’s the 534th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Cape Girardeau County grew from 24,315 residents in 1900 to 81,710 in 2020.

Gordonville population by census2000: 425, 2010: 391, 2020: 625425200039120106252020

Cape Girardeau County, 1900–2020

Cape Girardeau County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,315, 1910: 27,621, 1920: 29,839, 1930: 33,203, 1940: 37,775, 1950: 38,397, 1960: 42,020, 1970: 49,350, 1980: 58,837, 1990: 61,633, 2000: 68,693, 2010: 75,674, 2020: 81,71024K’00’1030K’20’3038K’40’5042K’60’7059K’80’9069K’00’1082K’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 26°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GordonvilleJan: high 43°F, low 26°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 30°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 37°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 47°F, 5.2 in; May: high 78°F, low 58°F, 5.3 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 66°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 69°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 66°F, 3.2 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 58°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 46°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 37°F, 4.3 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 30°F, 3.6 in43°26°Jan3.548°30°Feb3.358°37°Mar4.769°47°Apr5.278°58°May5.387°66°Jun3.889°69°Jul3.988°66°Aug3.282°58°Sep3.671°46°Oct3.657°37°Nov4.346°30°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cape Girardeau Muni Ap, MO weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Cape Girardeau County

39,319 jobs at 2,334 businesses in Cape Girardeau County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cape Girardeau CountyHealth care and social assistance: 11,050 jobs; Retail trade: 5,792 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,688 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,506 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,006 jobs; Construction: 1,971 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,961 jobs; Other services: 1,772 jobsHealth care and social assistance 28% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 12% Manufacturing 9% Administrative and support 5% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 5% Other services 5%

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

Health care

387 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gordonville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Hospital SoutheastGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Cape GirardeauUnder a mile
  • Saint Francis Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Cape Girardeau1.7 miles
  • Deaconess Illinois Union CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · Anna18.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors37
Specialist doctors75
Dentists20
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants97
Mental health providers100
Physical and occupational therapists39
Optometrists1
Chiropractors18
Pharmacies10

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 Gordonville

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Arena Park · 113 acres0.9 mi
  • Capaha Park · 37 acres0.6 mi
  • Dennis Scivally Park · 6 acres0.8 mi
  • Choctaw Park · 2 acres0.3 mi
  • Rockwood Park · 1 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Aldi0.8 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market0.8 mi
  • Schnucks0.9 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • John's Pharmacy0.7 mi
  • Walgreens0.8 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Cape Girardeau Public Library0.2 mi
  • Kent Library0.9 mi

Museums

  • Cape River Heritage Museum1.4 mi
  • Red House Interpretive Center1.9 mi
  • The Glenn House1.9 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Gordonville

Public schools here are run by Cape Girardeau 63, Nell Holcomb R-IV. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Blanchard Elem.Cape GirardeauPre-K–4326Public1.5 mi
Clippard Elem.Cape GirardeauPre-K–4383Public1.2 mi
Franklin Elem.Cape GirardeauPre-K–4241Public1.2 mi
Nell Holcomb Elem.Cape GirardeauPre-K–8249Public6.2 mi
Alma Schrader Elem.Cape GirardeauK–4332Public0.9 mi
Central MiddleCape Girardeau5–6623Public0.5 mi
Central Jr.. HighCape Girardeau7–8633Public0.6 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Eagle Ridge Christian SchoolCape GirardeauPre-K–12120Christian (no specific denomination)2.9 mi
Lynwood Christian AcademyCape GirardeauPre-K–8101Christian (no specific denomination)2.5 mi
Prodigy Leadership AcademyCape GirardeauPre-K–12159Christian (no specific denomination)2.8 mi
St Vincent De Paul Elementary SchoolCape GirardeauPre-K–8376Roman Catholic0.2 mi
Lynwood Christian AcademyCape GirardeauK–898Christian (no specific denomination)1.1 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 Cape Girardeau and Dutchtown.

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