Missouri · Census place 2961238
Republic, Missouri
Republic is a city in 2 counties of Missouri with an estimated 21,392 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 34th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 21,392
- #34 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- +13.2%
- +2,489 people
- Land area
- 16.1 sq mi
- Density
- 1,330 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
Measure from here
Tools and pages that start from Republic
Republic population, 2020 to 2024
Republic added 2,489 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +13.2%. In the latest year it moved by +1,216. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 7th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so Republic is 1.7 times that size.
Republic covers 16.09 square miles of land, for 1,330 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Republic is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties Republic spans
Republic crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 21,392 residents as follows; Greene County holds 99.3% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Greene County21,252
- 02Christian County140
ZIP codes in Republic
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Republic by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 65619, 65738, 65802. 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 Republic is
The Census internal point of Republic is at 37.168600, -93.413100. Jefferson City, the capital, is 118.6 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Springfield, MO (170,596 people), 6.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.168600, -93.413100
- DMS
- 37°10'6.96"N 93°24'47.16"W
- UTM
- 15N 463325.2E 4113655.9N
- Geohash
- 9yte6q6dv
- Plus code
- 86985H9P+CQ
Daylight in Republic
At 37.17° N, Republic gets about 14 h 43 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 36 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 07 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Republic
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Battlefield, 4.2 miles away, with 6,236 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Republic, MO?
21,392 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,489 (13.2%) from 18,903 in July 2020.
What county is Republic in?
It spans 2 counties: Greene County (21,252 residents), Christian County (140 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Republic?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 65619, 65738, 65802.
How far is Republic from Jefferson City?
118.6 miles (190.9 km) in a straight line, heading NE from Republic.
What is the nearest larger city to Republic?
Springfield, MO, with 170,596 residents, 6.8 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.