Town guide

Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri

Iron Mountain Lake is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, home to about 781 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63624 and 63650.

Homes sold for a median of $96 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population781398 per sq mi
Median home value$38,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$96Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Iron Mountain Lake

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Iron Mountain Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Iron Mountain Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)71 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO65 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL322 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Iron Mountain Lake; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Iron Mountain Lake

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

Iron Mountain Lake had 640 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 424th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

St. Francois County grew from 24,051 residents in 1900 to 66,922 in 2020.

Iron Mountain Lake population by census2000: 693, 2010: 737, 2020: 640693200073720106402020

St. Francois County, 1900–2020

St. Francois County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,051, 1910: 35,738, 1920: 31,403, 1930: 35,832, 1940: 35,950, 1950: 35,276, 1960: 36,516, 1970: 36,818, 1980: 42,600, 1990: 48,904, 2000: 55,641, 2010: 65,359, 2020: 66,92224K’00’1031K’20’3036K’40’5037K’60’7043K’80’9056K’00’1067K’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 23°F. About 45.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Iron Mountain LakeJan: high 43°F, low 23°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 26°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 34°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 44°F, 5.3 in; May: high 77°F, low 54°F, 5.5 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 63°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 65°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 56°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 45°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 34°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 26°F, 3 in43°23°Jan2.648°26°Feb2.858°34°Mar3.869°44°Apr5.377°54°May5.585°63°Jun3.689°67°Jul4.388°65°Aug3.881°56°Sep3.270°45°Oct3.357°34°Nov4.246°26°Dec3.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Farmington, MO weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in St. Francois County

17,990 jobs at 1,438 businesses in St. Francois County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in St. Francois CountyHealth care and social assistance: 5,013 jobs; Retail trade: 3,543 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,404 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,329 jobs; Construction: 1,155 jobs; Finance and insurance: 911 jobs; Other services: 821 jobs; Administrative and support: 586 jobsHealth care and social assistance 28% Retail trade 20% Hotels and restaurants 13% Manufacturing 7% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 5% Other services 5% Administrative and support 3%

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

Health care

13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Iron Mountain Lake’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Iron County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Pilot Knob8.4 miles
  • Parkland Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Farmington9.2 miles
  • Washington County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Potosi16.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers5
Physical and occupational therapists2
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies7

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 Iron Mountain Lake

Grocery stores

  • Mike's Market2.6 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 Iron Mountain Lake

Public schools here are run by Arcadia Valley R-II, Bismarck R-V. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Arcadia Valley Elem.IrontonPre-K–4387Public10.3 mi
Bismarck R-V Elem.BismarckPre-K–5207Public2.4 mi
Arcadia Valley MiddleIronton5–8281Public10.3 mi
Bismarck R-V HighBismarck6–12239Public2.4 mi
Arcadia Valley Career Tech CtrIronton9–12—Career and Technical10.4 mi
Arcadia Valley HighIronton9–12306Public10.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Ironton, Bismarck, Pilot Knob and Arcadia.

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.