Town guide

Olivette, Missouri

Olivette is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to about 8,645 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63132.

Homes sold for a median of $270 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population8,6453,121 per sq mi
Median home value$460,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$270Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking62%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Olivette

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Around Olivette

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO8 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL260 miles away

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

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

Who represents Olivette

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

Olivette had 8,504 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.

It’s the 99th 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.

Olivette population by census2000: 7,438, 2010: 7,737, 2020: 8,5047,43820007,73720108,5042020

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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 41.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near OlivetteJan: high 40°F, low 24°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 28°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 37°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 47°F, 4.7 in; May: high 77°F, low 58°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 67°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 71°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 69°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 61°F, 3 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 49°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 37°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 29°F, 2.5 in40°24°Jan2.646°28°Feb2.257°37°Mar3.568°47°Apr4.777°58°May4.886°67°Jun4.590°71°Jul3.988°69°Aug3.481°61°Sep3.069°49°Oct3.256°37°Nov3.445°29°Dec2.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Louis Lambert Intl Ap, MO weather station (5 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

290 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Olivette.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge HospitalChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Maryland Heights3.2 miles
  • Mercy Hospital St. LouisGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Saint Louis4.5 miles
  • Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. LouisGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Saint Louis4.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Specialist doctors7
Dentists9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers203
Physical and occupational therapists40
Optometrists1
Chiropractors12
Pharmacies6

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 Olivette

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Stacy Park · 29 acres1.0 mi
  • Warson Park · 29 acres1.0 mi
  • Indian Meadows Park · 14 acres0.7 mi
  • Woodson Road Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
  • Greensfelder Park · 7 acres1.3 mi
  • Villa Park · 5 acres0.3 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Aldi0.5 mi
  • East Seoul Oriental Grocery Market0.6 mi
  • Dierbergs0.8 mi
  • Schnucks1.1 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Costco Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.1 mi

Libraries

  • Parkview Branch2.4 mi
  • St. Louis County Library Mid-County Branch2.5 mi
  • St. Louis County Library Headquarters3.5 mi
  • Rock Road Branch Library3.7 mi
  • University City Public Library3.7 mi

Museums

  • Hanley House2.8 mi
  • Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum4.3 mi
  • Presbyterian Church in America Historical Center4.7 mi
  • Saint Louis Art Museum5.0 mi
  • Missouri History Museum5.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Skip Viragh Center for the Arts2.5 mi
  • Amphitheater2.6 mi
  • Heman Park Community Center3.2 mi
  • E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall3.7 mi
  • COCA3.7 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.

Schools in Olivette

Public schools here are run by Ladue. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Old Bonhomme ElementarySt LouisK–4379Public0.9 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
H.F. Epstein Hebrew AcademySaint LouisPre-K–12109Jewish0.9 mi
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolOlivettePre-K–8100Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.9 mi
The Freedom SchoolSaint LouisPre-K–8115Presbyterian1.4 mi
Hillcrest Sda SchoolOlivetteK–929Seventh-day Adventist1.1 mi
Logos SchoolOlivette6–12106Nonsectarian0.7 mi
Miriam High SchoolSaint Louis9–1248Nonsectarian1.1 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 University City, Overland and Creve Coeur.

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