Town guide

Rayville, Missouri

Rayville is a community in Ray County, Missouri, home to about 84 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64084.

Homes sold for a median of $211 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population84255 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$211Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Rayville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rayville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Rayville

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO33 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL373 miles away

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

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

Who represents Rayville

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

Rayville had 157 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 904th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Ray County grew from 24,805 residents in 1900 to 23,158 in 2020.

Rayville population by census2000: 204, 2010: 223, 2020: 157204200022320101572020

Ray County, 1900–2020

Ray County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,805, 1910: 21,451, 1920: 20,508, 1930: 19,846, 1940: 18,584, 1950: 15,932, 1960: 16,075, 1970: 17,599, 1980: 21,378, 1990: 21,971, 2000: 23,354, 2010: 23,494, 2020: 23,15825K’00’1021K’20’3019K’40’5016K’60’7021K’80’9023K’00’1023K’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 15°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RayvilleJan: high 38°F, low 15°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 20°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 30°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 40°F, 4.1 in; May: high 74°F, low 51°F, 6.3 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 61°F, 5.4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 63°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 54°F, 4 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 30°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 21°F, 1.7 in38°15°Jan1.342°20°Feb1.654°30°Mar2.765°40°Apr4.174°51°May6.383°61°Jun5.487°66°Jul4.986°63°Aug4.279°54°Sep4.067°41°Oct3.453°30°Nov2.442°21°Dec1.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richmond 3s, MO weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Ray County

2,816 jobs at 360 businesses in Ray County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Ray CountyRetail trade: 655 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 523 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 324 jobs; Construction: 271 jobs; Manufacturing: 234 jobs; Other services: 178 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 162 jobs; Finance and insurance: 91 jobsRetail trade 23% Health care and social assistance 19% Hotels and restaurants 12% Construction 10% Manufacturing 8% Other services 6% Transportation and warehousing 6% Finance and insurance 3%

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

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rayville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ray County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Richmond9.1 miles
  • Excelsior Springs HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Excelsior Springs11.2 miles
  • Lafayette Regional Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lexington16.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers1

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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Vibbard.

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