Tallapoosa is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, home to about 43 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63878, and parts of 63848 are in Tallapoosa too.
Homes sold for a median of $108 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Tallapoosa
Mostly Gideon; part is in Tallapoosa
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tallapoosa. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN94 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL388 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tallapoosa; 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.
Tallapoosa had 78 residents in the 2020 census, down 62% since 2000.
It’s the 992nd largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
New Madrid County grew from 11,280 residents in 1900 to 16,434 in 2020.
New Madrid County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 48.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Portageville, MO weather station (11 miles away).
6,096 jobs at 376 businesses in New Madrid County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Gideon.
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