Missouri · Census place 2956036
Palmyra, Missouri
Palmyra is a city in Marion County, Missouri with an estimated 3,644 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 170th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,644
- #170 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- +0.7%
- +25 people
- Land area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Density
- 1,175 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Palmyra population, 2020 to 2024
Palmyra added 25 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.7%. In the latest year it moved by +49.
Palmyra covers 3.10 square miles of land, for 1,175 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Palmyra is less dense than the typical town.
What county Palmyra is in
All of Palmyra's residents live in Marion County, which had 28,425 residents in 2024. Palmyra holds 12.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Palmyra
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Palmyra by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 63461. 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 Palmyra is
The Census internal point of Palmyra is at 39.797800, -91.526500. Jefferson City, the capital, is 91.0 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hannibal, MO (16,809 people), 9.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, MO, 72.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.797800, -91.526500
- DMS
- 39°47'52.08"N 91°31'35.40"W
- UTM
- 15N 626150.3E 4406353.8N
- Geohash
- 9znfmkbqv
- Plus code
- 86FCQFXF+4C
Daylight in Palmyra
At 39.80° N, Palmyra gets about 15 h 00 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 39 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Palmyra
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Hannibal, 9.3 miles away, with 16,809 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Palmyra, MO?
3,644 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 25 (0.7%) from 3,619 in July 2020.
What county is Palmyra in?
Marion County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Palmyra?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 63461.
How far is Palmyra from Jefferson City?
91.0 miles (146.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Palmyra.
What is the nearest larger city to Palmyra?
Hannibal, MO, with 16,809 residents, 9.3 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.