Town guide

Paynesville, Missouri

Paynesville is a village in Pike County, Missouri, home to about 64 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63336.

Homes sold for a median of $107 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population64246 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$107Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Paynesville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Paynesville

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)51 miles away
Closer regional airportQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO62 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL242 miles away

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

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

Who represents Paynesville

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

Paynesville had 60 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.

It’s the 946th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Pike County grew from 25,744 residents in 1900 to 17,587 in 2020.

Paynesville population by census2000: 91, 2010: 77, 2020: 60912000772010602020

Pike County, 1900–2020

Pike County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,744, 1910: 22,556, 1920: 20,345, 1930: 18,001, 1940: 18,327, 1950: 16,844, 1960: 16,706, 1970: 16,928, 1980: 17,568, 1990: 15,969, 2000: 18,351, 2010: 18,516, 2020: 17,58726K’00’1020K’20’3018K’40’5017K’60’7018K’80’9018K’00’1018K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 38.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PaynesvilleJan: high 37°F, low 20°F, 2.1 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 24°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 33°F, 3 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 44°F, 4 in; May: high 74°F, low 54°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 67°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 58°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 46°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 35°F, 3 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 25°F, 2.1 in37°20°Jan2.141°24°Feb1.752°33°Mar3.065°44°Apr4.074°54°May4.684°64°Jun4.487°68°Jul3.986°67°Aug3.579°58°Sep3.267°46°Oct2.953°35°Nov3.041°25°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clarksville L&D 24, MO weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Pike County

4,438 jobs at 395 businesses in Pike County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Pike CountyManufacturing: 881 jobs; Retail trade: 806 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 744 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 413 jobs; Wholesale trade: 360 jobs; Construction: 308 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 275 jobs; Finance and insurance: 164 jobsManufacturing 20% Retail trade 18% Health care and social assistance 17% Hotels and restaurants 9% Wholesale trade 8% Construction 7% Transportation and warehousing 6% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Paynesville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Pike County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Louisiana9.4 miles
  • Illini Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Pittsfield19.1 miles
  • Mercy Hospital LincolnCritical access hospital · emergency room · Troy25.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Physical and occupational therapists1

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.

Schools in Paynesville

Public schools here are run by Pike Co. R-III. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Clopton Elem.ClarksvillePre-K–5210Public3.7 mi
Clopton MiddleClarksville6–8101Public3.7 mi
Clopton HighClarksville9–12137Public3.7 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 Clarksville.

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