Oxly is a community in Ripley County, Missouri, home to about 33 people across 2.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63955.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)114 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL397 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oxly; 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.
Oxly had 62 residents in the 2020 census, down 69% since 2010.
It’s the 1014th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Ripley County grew from 13,186 residents in 1900 to 10,679 in 2020.
Ripley 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 51.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Doniphan, MO weather station (7 miles away).
2,121 jobs at 248 businesses in Ripley County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oxly.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Libraries
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.
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