Meta is a city in Maries County, Missouri, home to about 115 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 65058.
Homes sold for a median of $83 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Meta. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)101 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO106 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL342 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Meta; 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.
Meta had 180 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 845th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Maries County grew from 9,616 residents in 1900 to 8,432 in 2020.
Maries County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 45 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vienna 2 Wnw, MO weather station (9 miles away).
956 jobs at 134 businesses in Maries County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Meta.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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| Chiropractors | 1 |
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.
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