Missouri · Census place 2967790
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston is a city in 2 counties of Missouri with an estimated 16,062 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 48th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 16,062
- #48 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- -1.3%
- -206 people
- Land area
- 17.9 sq mi
- + 0.16 sq mi water
- Density
- 897 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Sikeston population, 2020 to 2024
Sikeston lost 206 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.3%. In the latest year it moved by -39. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 105th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so Sikeston is 1.3 times that size.
Sikeston covers 17.90 square miles of land and 0.16 of water, for 897 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Sikeston is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Sikeston spans
Sikeston crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 16,062 residents as follows; Scott County holds 87.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Scott County14,122
- 02New Madrid County1,940
ZIP codes in Sikeston
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Sikeston by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 63801. 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 Sikeston is
The Census internal point of Sikeston is at 36.883700, -89.587200. Jefferson City, the capital, is 183.5 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Cape Girardeau, MO (40,818 people), 29.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 124.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.883700, -89.587200
- DMS
- 36°53'1.32"N 89°35'13.92"W
- UTM
- 16N 269428.9E 4085096.6N
- Geohash
- dn83c6kx4
- Plus code
- 868GVCM7+F4
Daylight in Sikeston
At 36.88° N, Sikeston gets about 14 h 42 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 38 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Sikeston
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is East Prairie, 13.4 miles away, with 2,859 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Sikeston, MO?
16,062 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 206 (1.3%) from 16,268 in July 2020.
What county is Sikeston in?
It spans 2 counties: Scott County (14,122 residents), New Madrid County (1,940 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Sikeston?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 63801.
How far is Sikeston from Jefferson City?
183.5 miles (295.4 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Sikeston.
What is the nearest larger city to Sikeston?
Cape Girardeau, MO, with 40,818 residents, 29.5 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.