Osage Beach is a city in Camden County, Missouri, home to about 4,905 people across 9.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 65065, and parts of 65047 and 65052 are in Osage Beach too.
Homes sold for a median of $263 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Osage Beach
Part is in Osage Beach
Part is in Osage Beach, part in Linn Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Osage Beach. 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 |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO122 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL367 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Osage Beach; 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.
Osage Beach had 4,637 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.
It’s the 148th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Camden County grew from 13,113 residents in 1900 to 42,745 in 2020.
Camden 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 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lakeside, MO weather station (5 miles away).
15,509 jobs at 1,566 businesses in Camden County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
237 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Osage Beach.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 27 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 59 |
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 57 |
| Mental health providers | 30 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 44 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1886.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Camdenton R-III, School of the Osage. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Beach ElementaryOsage Beach | K–4 | 219 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Osage Upper Elem.Osage Beach | 3–5 | 401 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Osage MiddleOsage Beach | 6–8 | 479 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Osage HighOsage Beach | 9–12 | 678 | Public | 4.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with Linn Creek.
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