Town guide

Lemay, Missouri

Lemay is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to about 16,228 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63125.

Homes sold for a median of $155 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population16,2283,958 per sq mi
Median home value$152,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$155Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lemay

1 ZIP code

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Around Lemay

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO8 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL267 miles away

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

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

Who represents Lemay

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

Lemay had 17,117 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 55th 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.

Lemay population by census2000: 17,215, 2010: 16,645, 2020: 17,11717,215200016,645201017,1172020

St. Louis County, 1900–2020

St. Louis County population, 1900 to 20201900: 50,040, 1910: 82,417, 1920: 100,737, 1930: 211,593, 1940: 274,230, 1950: 406,349, 1960: 703,532, 1970: 951,353, 1980: 973,896, 1990: 993,529, 2000: 1,016,315, 2010: 998,954, 2020: 1,004,12550K’00’10101K’20’30274K’40’50704K’60’70974K’80’901.0M’00’101.0M’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 22°F. About 42.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LemayJan: high 41°F, low 22°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 26°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 35°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 45°F, 4.6 in; May: high 76°F, low 56°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 65°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 69°F, 5 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 67°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 59°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 46°F, 3 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 35°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 27°F, 2.8 in41°22°Jan2.746°26°Feb2.356°35°Mar3.668°45°Apr4.676°56°May4.885°65°Jun4.389°69°Jul5.087°67°Aug3.180°59°Sep3.470°46°Oct3.056°35°Nov3.345°27°Dec2.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cahokia, IL weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in St. Louis County

629,036 jobs at 29,717 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in St. Louis CountyHealth care and social assistance: 93,312 jobs; Retail trade: 58,164 jobs; Professional services: 55,005 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 48,228 jobs; Company headquarters: 47,645 jobs; Manufacturing: 45,031 jobs; Educational services: 41,453 jobs; Administrative and support: 40,325 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 9% Professional services 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Company headquarters 8% Manufacturing 7% Educational services 7% Administrative and support 6%

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

Health care

427 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lemay.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Hospital SouthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Saint Louis4.2 miles
  • Barnes Jewish HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Saint Louis7.1 miles
  • Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. LouisGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Saint Louis7.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors35
Specialist doctors22
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants72
Mental health providers151
Physical and occupational therapists111
Optometrists5
Chiropractors20
Pharmacies8

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 Lemay

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Jefferson Barracks County Park · 435 acres1.4 mi
  • Sylvan Springs Park · 74 acres1.3 mi
  • Ohlendorf County Park · 11 acres1.4 mi
  • Union Road County Park0.5 mi
  • R-9 County Park1.3 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Lemay Market Iriskic0.2 mi
  • Dierbergs0.2 mi
  • Save-A-Lot0.3 mi
  • ALDI1.2 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.0 mi

Libraries

  • Weber Road Branch Library2.0 mi
  • Grant's View3.1 mi
  • Cliff Cave Branch3.2 mi
  • Saint Louis Public Library - Carondelet Branch3.4 mi
  • Lindbergh High School Library3.9 mi

Museums (4 nearby)

  • Missouri Civil War Museum1.5 mi
  • Jeffeson Barracks Ordnance Museum1.5 mi
  • Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum1.5 mi
  • Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum1.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Animal Show3.5 mi
  • Lindbergh School District Auditorium4.0 mi
  • Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts5.1 mi
  • Gateway Center for Performing Arts5.2 mi
  • Frick Theater5.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Phyllis Smith (1949) · American actress

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Lemay

Public schools here are run by Hancock Place, Mehlville R-Ix. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hancock Place Elem.LemayPre-K–5647Public1.9 mi
John Cary Early Childhood Ctr.St LouisPre-K311Public2.1 mi
Beasley Elem.St LouisK–5250Public2.0 mi
Bierbaum Elem.St LouisK–5531Public0.7 mi
Forder Elem.St LouisK–5397Public0.8 mi
Mosaic ElementarySt. LouisK–5258Public0.8 mi
Hancock Place MiddleLemay6–8266Public1.1 mi
Margaret Buerkle MiddleSt Louis6–8549Public1.3 mi
Hancock Sr.. HighSt Louis9–12369Public1.2 mi
Mehlville High SchoolSt Louis9–121,388Public0.9 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Green Park Lutheran SchoolSaint LouisPre-K–8216Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.7 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 Mehlville and Bella Villa.

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