Wildwood is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to about 35,133 people across 67 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 63038 and 63040, and parts of 63005, 63011, 63021, 63025 and 63069 are in Wildwood too.
Homes sold for a median of $190 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population35,133527 per sq mi
Median home value$495,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$190Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wildwood. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Wildwood
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO22 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL274 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wildwood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Wildwood
U.S. Representative · Missouri’s 2nd DistrictAnn Wagner (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
Wildwood had 35,417 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 19th 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.
St. Louis 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 22°F. About 39.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Louis Sprt Of S L Ap, MO weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in St. Louis County
629,036 jobs at 29,717 businesses in St. Louis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
98 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wildwood’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
St. Lukes HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chesterfield9.4 miles
Progress West HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ofallon9.9 miles
Ssm St. Clare Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fenton10.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
12
Specialist doctors
7
Dentists
11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
14
Mental health providers
26
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
13
Pharmacies
5
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 Wildwood
Parks (34 nearby)
Greensfelder County Park · 1,803 acres3.1 mi
West Tyson County Park · 694 acres5.3 mi
Route 66 State Park · 455 acres5.3 mi
Bluebird Park · 166 acres3.8 mi
Wildwood Community Park · 74 acres0.9 mi
Hilltop Park · 28 acres4.4 mi
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Dierbergs1.4 mi
Schnucks1.8 mi
Dierbergs3.9 mi
Walmart Supercenter4.8 mi
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Walgreens1.3 mi
Walgreens3.1 mi
CVS Pharmacy3.7 mi
Walgreens5.1 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Daniel Boone Branch3.9 mi
Eureka Hills Branch4.9 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Wildwood History Museum3.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)
Old Glory Amphitheatre4.3 mi
Miss Kitty's Saloon4.4 mi
The Empire Theater4.4 mi
The Palace Theater4.5 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Rockwood R-Vi. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Babler Elem.Glencoe
K–5
408
Public
1.7 mi
Fairway Elem.Wildwood
K–5
346
Public
1.7 mi
Green Pines Elem.Wildwood
K–5
423
Public
1.6 mi
Pond Elem.Wildwood
K–5
380
Public
0.2 mi
Lasalle Springs MiddleWildwood
6–8
927
Public
1.8 mi
Rockwood Valley MiddleWildwood
6–8
643
Public
2.6 mi
Wildwood MiddleWildwood
6–8
538
Public
0.8 mi
Lafayette Sr.. HighWildwood
9–12
1,669
Public
1.6 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Hope Montessori Academy WildwoodWildwood
Pre-K–K
5
Nonsectarian
2.6 mi
Living Water AcademyWildwood
Pre-K–10
259
Baptist
1.4 mi
St Alban Roe SchoolWildwood
Pre-K–8
164
Roman Catholic
1.6 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 Chesterfield, Ballwin, Manchester, Eureka, Pacific, Ellisville, Clarkson Valley, Winchester, Gray Summit, Twin Oaks, Byrnes Mill, LaBarque Creek and Lake Tekakwitha.
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