Missouri · Census place 2952616
Nixa, Missouri
Nixa is a city in Christian County, Missouri with an estimated 26,352 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 27th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 26,352
- #27 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- +12.4%
- +2,903 people
- Land area
- 9.3 sq mi
- Density
- 2,831 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Nixa population, 2020 to 2024
Nixa added 2,903 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +12.4%. In the latest year it moved by +931. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 12th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so Nixa is 2.2 times that size.
Nixa covers 9.31 square miles of land, for 2,831 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Nixa is denser than the typical town.
What county Nixa is in
All of Nixa's residents live in Christian County, which had 96,045 residents in 2024. Nixa holds 27.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Nixa
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Nixa by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 65714. 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 Nixa is
The Census internal point of Nixa is at 37.045100, -93.295900. Jefferson City, the capital, is 122.4 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Springfield, MO (170,596 people), 10.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.045100, -93.295900
- DMS
- 37°02'42.36"N 93°17'45.24"W
- UTM
- 15N 473687.5E 4099916.4N
- Geohash
- 9ytdszzgr
- Plus code
- 86982PW3+2J
Daylight in Nixa
At 37.05° N, Nixa gets about 14 h 43 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 37 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 06 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Nixa
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Fremont Hills, 2.7 miles away, with 1,097 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Nixa, MO?
26,352 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,903 (12.4%) from 23,449 in July 2020.
What county is Nixa in?
Christian County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Nixa?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 65714.
How far is Nixa from Jefferson City?
122.4 miles (197.0 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Nixa.
What is the nearest larger city to Nixa?
Springfield, MO, with 170,596 residents, 10.3 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.