Missouri · Census place 2964424

St. James, Missouri

St. James is a city in Phelps County, Missouri with an estimated 3,932 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 165th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,932; #165 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020: +0.5%; +19 people
Land area: 4.3 sq mi
Density: 925 / sq mi; State median 1,448

Orange pin: St. James. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

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St. James population, 2020 to 2024

St. James added 19 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.5%. In the latest year it moved by +13.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,927. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

St. James covers 4.25 square miles of land, for 925 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so St. James is less dense than the typical town.

What county St. James is in

All of St. James's residents live in Phelps County, which had 45,672 residents in 2024. St. James holds 8.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in St. James

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps St. James by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 65559. 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 St. James is

The Census internal point of St. James is at 38.002400, -91.613400. Jefferson City, the capital, is 50.1 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Rolla, MO (20,660 people), 8.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, MO, 75.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.002400, -91.613400
DMS: 38°00'8.64"N 91°36'48.24"W
UTM: 15N 621738.7E 4206988.4N
Geohash: 9yyb5q1hj
Plus code: 86CC292P+XJ

Daylight in St. James

At 38.00° N, St. James gets about 14 h 48 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 32 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 17 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near St. James

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Rolla, 8.9 miles away, with 20,660 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of St. James, MO?

3,932 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 19 (0.5%) from 3,913 in July 2020.

What county is St. James in?

Phelps County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover St. James?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 65559.

How far is St. James from Jefferson City?

50.1 miles (80.6 km) in a straight line, heading NW from St. James.

What is the nearest larger city to St. James?

Rolla, MO, with 20,660 residents, 8.9 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.