PlainZIP

Poplar Bluff, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Poplar Bluff, MO: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 34,665. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet POPLAR-BLUFF-MO · Poplar Bluff, MO 2 ZIPs · 34,665 pop · #21412/25278 · Butler County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,152
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21412/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Fisk
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 34,665
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $151,600

Nearest income peer: Fisk, MO (+ $2,226 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Poplar Bluff

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Poplar Bluff on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Poplar Bluff, MO sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
34,665
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,152
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($51,152 average) · poverty 19.5%. The primary code (63901) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.8%) for this income tier, rent $791 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Missouri, Lincoln is the closest lower-income city and Perry the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Poplar Bluff.

Population concentration

ZIP 63901 swallows Poplar Bluff's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 63901 still holds about 100% of Poplar Bluff's 34,665 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Poplar Bluff

Citywide ZBP: 920 establishments, 14,528 employees , annual payroll $687,431k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 63901 (901 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (189) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Poplar Bluff, MO

These ZIP codes sit in Butler County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Poplar Bluff. See the Butler County roll-up →

Poplar Bluff sits in the upper half of Butler County on income: Qulin, Broseley and Neelyville report less, while Ellsinore and Fisk report more. Qulin marks the far end of that range at $39,167, 23% below Poplar Bluff.

Side-by-side: Compare 63901 vs 63902 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
63901 34,665 $51,152 901 43
63902 0 n/a 19 n/a
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Poplar Bluff roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Poplar Bluff, .