Whitewater is a town in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, home to about 64 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63785.
Homes sold for a median of $249 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Population64305 per sq mi
Median home value$105,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$249Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Whitewater. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Whitewater
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)106 miles away
Closer regional airport
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO97 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL334 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Whitewater; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Whitewater
U.S. Representative · Missouri’s 8th DistrictJason Smith (R)
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
Whitewater had 88 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 946th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Cape Girardeau County grew from 24,315 residents in 1900 to 81,710 in 2020.
Cape Girardeau County, 1900–2020
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 51.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marble Hill, MO weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Cape Girardeau County
39,319 jobs at 2,334 businesses in Cape Girardeau County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Saint Francis Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Cape Girardeau13.0 miles
Mercy Hospital SoutheastGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Cape Girardeau14.6 miles
Missouri Delta Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sikeston29.5 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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