Town guide

Rushville, Missouri

Rushville is a village in Buchanan County, Missouri, home to about 260 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64484.

Population2601,300 per sq mi
Median home value$73,800Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Rushville

1 ZIP code
Rushville, MO64484 —/sq ft

Mostly Rushville; also Lewis and Clark Village

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Around Rushville

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO40 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL416 miles away

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

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

Who represents Rushville

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

Rushville had 225 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.

It’s the 669th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Buchanan County grew from 121,838 residents in 1900 to 84,793 in 2020.

Rushville population by census2000: 280, 2010: 303, 2020: 225280200030320102252020

Buchanan County, 1900–2020

Buchanan County population, 1900 to 20201900: 121,838, 1910: 93,020, 1920: 93,684, 1930: 98,633, 1940: 94,067, 1950: 96,826, 1960: 90,581, 1970: 86,915, 1980: 87,888, 1990: 83,083, 2000: 85,998, 2010: 89,201, 2020: 84,793122K’00’1094K’20’3094K’40’5091K’60’7088K’80’9086K’00’1085K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 36.4 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 RushvilleJan: high 36°F, low 18°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 23°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 32°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 43°F, 3.4 in; May: high 74°F, low 55°F, 5.3 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 65°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 69°F, 5.2 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 67°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 58°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 46°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 33°F, 1.8 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 23°F, 1.4 in36°18°Jan0.942°23°Feb1.254°32°Mar1.965°43°Apr3.474°55°May5.384°65°Jun4.988°69°Jul5.286°67°Aug3.879°58°Sep3.567°46°Oct3.152°33°Nov1.840°23°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atchison, KS weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Buchanan County

43,357 jobs at 2,027 businesses in Buchanan County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Buchanan CountyManufacturing: 11,836 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 8,927 jobs; Retail trade: 5,536 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,921 jobs; Construction: 2,304 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,978 jobs; Other services: 1,634 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,600 jobsManufacturing 27% Health care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 9% Construction 5% Administrative and support 5% Other services 4% Transportation and warehousing 4%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Amberwell Atchison AssociationCritical access hospital · emergency room · Atchison4.8 miles
  • Mosaic Life Care at St. JosephGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Saint Joseph20.1 miles
  • F W Huston Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Winchester20.6 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Rushville

Grocery stores

  • Alps Foods4.1 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter5.0 mi

Libraries

  • Atchison Public Library4.1 mi

Museums

  • Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum3.9 mi
  • Evah C. Cray Historical Home Museum4.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Rushville

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Rushville Elem.RushvillePre-K–6157Public2.2 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 Lewis and Clark Village.

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