Missouri · Census place 2901198

Anderson, Missouri

Anderson is a city in McDonald County, Missouri with an estimated 2,089 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 236th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,089; #236 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020: +2.5%; +50 people
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Density: 920 / sq mi; State median 1,448

Orange pin: Anderson. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

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Anderson population, 2020 to 2024

Anderson added 50 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.5%. In the latest year it moved by -7.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,041. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Anderson covers 2.27 square miles of land, for 920 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Anderson is less dense than the typical town.

What county Anderson is in

All of Anderson's residents live in McDonald County, which had 24,054 residents in 2024. Anderson holds 8.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Anderson

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Anderson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 64831. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Anderson is

The Census internal point of Anderson is at 36.653100, -94.444100. Jefferson City, the capital, is 182.1 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Noel, MO (2,190 people), 8.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR, 43.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 36.653100, -94.444100
DMS: 36°39'11.16"N 94°26'38.76"W
UTM: 15N 370924.3E 4057361.9N
Geohash: 9ysbdb7zu
Plus code: 8687MH34+69

Daylight in Anderson

At 36.65° N, Anderson gets about 14 h 40 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 39 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 01 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Anderson

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Goodman, 6.2 miles away, with 1,305 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Anderson, MO?

2,089 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 50 (2.5%) from 2,039 in July 2020.

What county is Anderson in?

McDonald County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Anderson?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 64831.

How far is Anderson from Jefferson City?

182.1 miles (293.0 km) in a straight line, heading NE from Anderson.

What is the nearest larger city to Anderson?

Noel, MO, with 2,190 residents, 8.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.