Missouri · Census place 2945614
Malden, Missouri
Malden is a city in Dunklin County, Missouri with an estimated 3,525 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 172nd largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,525
- #172 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- -4.7%
- -175 people
- Land area
- 8.3 sq mi
- Density
- 424 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Malden population, 2020 to 2024
Malden lost 175 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.7%. In the latest year it moved by -8.
Malden covers 8.32 square miles of land, for 424 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Malden is less dense than the typical town.
What county Malden is in
All of Malden's residents live in Dunklin County, which had 27,002 residents in 2024. Malden holds 13.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Malden
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Malden by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 63863. 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 Malden is
The Census internal point of Malden is at 36.601000, -89.997500. Jefferson City, the capital, is 181.3 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Dexter, MO (7,890 people), 13.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 103.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.601000, -89.997500
- DMS
- 36°36'3.60"N 89°59'51.00"W
- UTM
- 16N 231871.5E 4054795.6N
- Geohash
- dn800p1b6
- Plus code
- 868GJ223+C2
Daylight in Malden
At 36.60° N, Malden 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 Malden
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Bernie, 5.1 miles away, with 1,835 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Malden, MO?
3,525 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 175 (4.7%) from 3,700 in July 2020.
What county is Malden in?
Dunklin County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Malden?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 63863.
How far is Malden from Jefferson City?
181.3 miles (291.7 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Malden.
What is the nearest larger city to Malden?
Dexter, MO, with 7,890 residents, 13.4 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.