Missouri · Census place 2941168

Lebanon, Missouri

Lebanon is a city in Laclede County, Missouri with an estimated 15,538 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 52nd largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
15,538
#52 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020
+3.4%
+516 people
Land area
14.6 sq mi
+ 0.08 sq mi water
Density
1,061 / sq mi
State median 1,448
Orange pin: Lebanon. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

Lebanon population, 2020 to 2024

Lebanon added 516 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.4%. In the latest year it moved by +119. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 51st; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so Lebanon is 1.3 times that size.

15.0k202015.1k202115.2k202215.4k202315.5k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 15,015. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Lebanon covers 14.64 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 1,061 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Lebanon is less dense than the typical town.

What county Lebanon is in

All of Lebanon's residents live in Laclede County, which had 36,738 residents in 2024. Lebanon holds 42.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Lebanon

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Lebanon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 65536. 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 Lebanon is

The Census internal point of Lebanon is at 37.672100, -92.659700. Jefferson City, the capital, is 68.0 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Springfield, MO (170,596 people), 47.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
37.672100, -92.659700
DMS
37°40'19.56"N 92°39'34.92"W
UTM
15N 530010.0E 4169489.3N
Geohash
9ywn73zrb
Plus code
8699M8CR+R4

Daylight in Lebanon

At 37.67° N, Lebanon gets about 14 h 46 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 33 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Lebanon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Richland, 19.3 miles away, with 1,729 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lebanon, MO?

15,538 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 516 (3.4%) from 15,022 in July 2020.

What county is Lebanon in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Lebanon?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 65536.

How far is Lebanon from Jefferson City?

68.0 miles (109.5 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Lebanon.

What is the nearest larger city to Lebanon?

Springfield, MO, with 170,596 residents, 47.9 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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