Wilson City is a village in Mississippi County, Missouri, home to about 79 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 63882.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)136 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN131 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL350 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wilson City; 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.
Wilson City had 77 residents in the 2020 census, down 53% since 2000.
It’s the 911th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Mississippi County grew from 11,837 residents in 1900 to 12,577 in 2020.
Mississippi County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 51.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cairo 3n, IL weather station (9 miles away).
1,966 jobs at 214 businesses in Mississippi 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Wyatt.
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