Town guide

Sappington, Missouri

Sappington is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to about 7,367 people across 2.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63126 and 63128.

Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population7,3673,082 per sq mi
Median home value$297,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$192Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking51%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Sappington

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Sappington

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL270 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sappington

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

Sappington had 7,995 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 115th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

St. Louis County grew from 50,040 residents in 1900 to 1,004,125 in 2020.

Sappington population by census2000: 7,287, 2010: 7,580, 2020: 7,9957,28720007,58020107,9952020

St. Louis County, 1900–2020

St. Louis County population, 1900 to 20201900: 50,040, 1910: 82,417, 1920: 100,737, 1930: 211,593, 1940: 274,230, 1950: 406,349, 1960: 703,532, 1970: 951,353, 1980: 973,896, 1990: 993,529, 2000: 1,016,315, 2010: 998,954, 2020: 1,004,12550K’00’10101K’20’30274K’40’50704K’60’70974K’80’901.0M’00’101.0M’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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 43.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SappingtonJan: high 41°F, low 25°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 28°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 38°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 48°F, 4.8 in; May: high 77°F, low 59°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 67°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 72°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 70°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 62°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 50°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 39°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 30°F, 2.6 in41°25°Jan2.746°28°Feb2.356°38°Mar3.668°48°Apr4.877°59°May4.986°67°Jun4.790°72°Jul4.289°70°Aug3.882°62°Sep3.470°50°Oct3.256°39°Nov3.745°30°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Louis Sci Ctr, MO weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in St. Louis County

629,036 jobs at 29,717 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in St. Louis CountyHealth care and social assistance: 93,312 jobs; Retail trade: 58,164 jobs; Professional services: 55,005 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 48,228 jobs; Company headquarters: 47,645 jobs; Manufacturing: 45,031 jobs; Educational services: 41,453 jobs; Administrative and support: 40,325 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 9% Professional services 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Company headquarters 8% Manufacturing 7% Educational services 7% Administrative and support 6%

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

Health care

1,232 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sappington’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Hospital SouthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Saint LouisUnder a mile
  • Ssm St. Clare Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fenton5.1 miles
  • Missouri Baptist Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Saint Louis8.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors156
Specialist doctors355
Dentists84
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants278
Mental health providers214
Physical and occupational therapists96
Optometrists23
Chiropractors26
Pharmacies24

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.

Places in and around Sappington

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Dierbergs0.8 mi
  • Schnucks1.2 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.8 mi
  • Walgreens1.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Lindbergh High School Library0.7 mi

Museums

  • Sappington House3.1 mi
  • Fenton History Museum3.2 mi
  • Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center3.7 mi
  • The Magic House4.0 mi
  • Jeffeson Barracks Ordnance Museum5.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Lindbergh School District Auditorium0.7 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Mildred Esther Mathias (1906) · American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher (1906-1995)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Sappington

Public schools here are run by Lindbergh Schools, Mehlville R-Ix, Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Early Childhood Ed CenterSt. LouisPre-K386Public0.7 mi
Concord Elem. SchoolSt. LouisK–5555Public0.5 mi
Crestwood Elem.St LouisK–5457Public3.0 mi
Hagemann Elem.St LouisK–5427Public3.6 mi
Kennerly Elem.St LouisK–5496Public0.6 mi
Long Elem.St LouisK–5545Public1.9 mi
Sappington Elem.St LouisK–5504Public1.8 mi
SouthviewCrestwoodK–871Public1.6 mi
Trautwein Elem.St LouisK–5369Public1.8 mi
Robert H. Sperreng MiddleSt Louis6–8941Public0.6 mi
Washington MiddleSt Louis6–8429Public1.9 mi
Lindbergh Sr.. HighSt. Louis9–122,304Public0.7 mi
Southview HighCrestwood9–1266Public1.6 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Assumption Parish SchoolSaint LouisPre-K–8236Roman Catholic1.7 mi
Providence AcademySaint LouisPre-K–12150Christian (no specific denomination)0.9 mi
St Justin Martyr SchoolSaint LouisPre-K–8169Roman Catholic1.8 mi
Abiding Savior Lutheran SchoolSaint LouisK–8186Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod2.5 mi
St Catherine Laboure SchoolSaint LouisK–8482Roman Catholic0.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Concord, Crestwood and Sunset Hills.

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