Missouri · Census place 2940682
La Plata, Missouri
La Plata is a city in Macon County, Missouri with an estimated 1,244 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 306th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,244
- #306 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- -0.3%
- -4 people
- Land area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Density
- 782 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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La Plata population, 2020 to 2024
La Plata lost 4 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +1.
La Plata covers 1.59 square miles of land, for 782 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so La Plata is less dense than the typical town.
What county La Plata is in
All of La Plata's residents live in Macon County, which had 15,177 residents in 2024. La Plata holds 8.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in La Plata
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps La Plata by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 63549. 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 La Plata is
The Census internal point of La Plata is at 40.024000, -92.490800. Jefferson City, the capital, is 101.3 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kirksville, MO (17,841 people), 12.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, MO, 74.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.024000, -92.490800
- DMS
- 40°01'26.40"N 92°29'26.88"W
- UTM
- 15N 543450.0E 4430545.2N
- Geohash
- 9zn5xq4k8
- Plus code
- 86G92GF5+JM
Daylight in La Plata
At 40.02° N, La Plata gets about 15 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 42 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near La Plata
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Kirksville, 12.8 miles away, with 17,841 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of La Plata, MO?
1,244 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 4 (0.3%) from 1,248 in July 2020.
What county is La Plata in?
Macon County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover La Plata?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 63549.
How far is La Plata from Jefferson City?
101.3 miles (163.0 km) in a straight line, heading S from La Plata.
What is the nearest larger city to La Plata?
Kirksville, MO, with 17,841 residents, 12.8 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.