Oak Ridge is a town in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, home to about 298 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63769.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Oak Ridge
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oak Ridge. 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)91 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO81 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL317 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oak Ridge; 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.
Oak Ridge had 237 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 643rd largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Cape Girardeau County grew from 24,315 residents in 1900 to 81,710 in 2020.
Cape Girardeau County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jackson, MO weather station (11 miles away).
39,319 jobs at 2,334 businesses in Cape Girardeau 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 Oak Ridge.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
Public schools here are run by Oak Ridge R-Vi. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Elem.Oak Ridge | Pre-K–5 | 182 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Oak Ridge HighOak Ridge | 6–12 | 183 | Public | 1.9 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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