Missouri · Census place 2945866

Marceline, Missouri

Marceline is a city in 2 counties of Missouri with an estimated 2,130 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 231st largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,130
#231 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020
+0.2%
+5 people
Land area
3.3 sq mi
+ 0.04 sq mi water
Density
649 / sq mi
State median 1,448
Orange pin: Marceline. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

Marceline population, 2020 to 2024

Marceline added 5 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +16.

2,12520202,12320212,12020222,11420232,1302024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,129. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Marceline covers 3.28 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 649 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Marceline is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Marceline spans

Marceline crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,130 residents as follows; Linn County holds 99.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Linn County2,126
  2. 02Chariton County4
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Marceline

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Marceline by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 64658. 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 Marceline is

The Census internal point of Marceline is at 39.717500, -92.947400. Jefferson City, the capital, is 88.9 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Brookfield, MO (4,110 people), 8.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, MO, 62.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.717500, -92.947400
DMS
39°43'3.00"N 92°56'50.64"W
UTM
15N 504508.4E 4396404.6N
Geohash
9zjcuymg0
Plus code
86F9P393+22

Daylight in Marceline

At 39.72° N, Marceline gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Marceline

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Brookfield, 8.4 miles away, with 4,110 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marceline, MO?

2,130 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 5 (0.2%) from 2,125 in July 2020.

What county is Marceline in?

It spans 2 counties: Linn County (2,126 residents), Chariton County (4 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Marceline?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 64658.

How far is Marceline from Jefferson City?

88.9 miles (143.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Marceline.

What is the nearest larger city to Marceline?

Brookfield, MO, with 4,110 residents, 8.4 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.

  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.