Missouri · Census place 2952076

New Madrid, Missouri

New Madrid is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri with an estimated 2,597 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 207th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,597
#207 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020
-6.1%
-170 people
Land area
4.5 sq mi
+ 0.04 sq mi water
Density
577 / sq mi
State median 1,448
Orange pin: New Madrid. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

New Madrid population, 2020 to 2024

New Madrid lost 170 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -6.1%. In the latest year it moved by -19.

2,76720202,71620212,65520222,61620232,5972024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,784. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Madrid covers 4.50 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 577 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so New Madrid is less dense than the typical town.

What county New Madrid is in

All of New Madrid's residents live in New Madrid County, which had 15,212 residents in 2024. New Madrid holds 17.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Madrid

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Madrid by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 63869. 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 New Madrid is

The Census internal point of New Madrid is at 36.586400, -89.551200. Jefferson City, the capital, is 198.9 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Portageville, MO (2,723 people), 13.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 104.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
36.586400, -89.551200
DMS
36°35'11.04"N 89°33'4.32"W
UTM
16N 271758.7E 4052021.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
868GHCPX+HG

Daylight in New Madrid

At 36.59° N, New Madrid gets about 14 h 40 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 40 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 00 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Madrid

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Portageville, 13.6 miles away, with 2,723 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Madrid, MO?

2,597 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 170 (6.1%) from 2,767 in July 2020.

What county is New Madrid in?

New Madrid County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover New Madrid?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 63869.

How far is New Madrid from Jefferson City?

198.9 miles (320.1 km) in a straight line, heading NW from New Madrid.

What is the nearest larger city to New Madrid?

Portageville, MO, with 2,723 residents, 13.6 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.