Novelty is a village in Knox County, Missouri, home to about 63 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63460.
Homes sold for a median of $83 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Novelty; also Plevna
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Novelty. 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)131 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO139 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL268 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Novelty; 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.
Novelty had 102 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 953rd largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Knox County grew from 13,479 residents in 1900 to 3,744 in 2020.
Knox 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 18°F. About 39.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Steffenville, MO weather station (17 miles away).
578 jobs at 97 businesses in Knox County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Plevna.
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