Mountain View is a city in Howell County, Missouri, home to about 2,658 people across 3.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 65548.
Homes sold for a median of $102 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mountain View. 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)142 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO139 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL398 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain View; 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.
Mountain View had 2,533 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 231st largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Howell County grew from 21,834 residents in 1900 to 39,750 in 2020.
Howell County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 47.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, West Plains Muni Ap, MO weather station (13 miles away).
15,374 jobs at 1,076 businesses in Howell County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mountain View.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 13 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Tree Elem.Birch Tree | Pre-K–5 | 174 | Public | 11.6 mi |
| Mountain View Elem.Mountain View | Pre-K–5 | 396 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Liberty MiddleMountain View | 6–8 | 264 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Liberty Sr.. HighMountain View | 9–12 | 350 | Public | 3.7 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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