Kirksville is a city in Adair County, Missouri, home to about 17,563 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63501.
Homes sold for a median of $114 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Kirksville; also Millard
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)108 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO128 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL279 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kirksville; 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.
Kirksville had 17,530 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 49th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Adair County grew from 21,728 residents in 1900 to 25,314 in 2020.
Adair 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 15°F. About 42.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kirksville, MO weather station (about a mile away).
8,275 jobs at 606 businesses in Adair County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
357 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kirksville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 74 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 62 |
| Dentists | 22 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 53 |
| Mental health providers | 100 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 31 |
| Optometrists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 13 |
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 (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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 1841.
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 Kirksville R-III. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirksville PrimaryKirksville | Pre-K–2 | 539 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Ray Miller Elem.Kirksville | 3–5 | 530 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| William Matthew Middle SchoolKirksville | 6–8 | 514 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Kirksville Area Tech. Ctr.Kirksville | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 1.1 mi |
| Kirksville Sr.. HighKirksville | 9–12 | 791 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Lutheran SchoolKirksville | Pre-K–8 | 68 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.0 mi |
| Mary Immaculate Elementary SchoolKirksville | Pre-K–8 | 75 | Roman Catholic | 0.5 mi |
| Life Church SchoolKirksville | 1–12 | 29 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.4 mi |
| Northeast Christian High SchoolKirksville | 9–12 | 18 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.2 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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