BellflowerMO
A town of 337, settled in 1887.
Is Bellflower a good place to live?
Bellflower has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
337 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bellflower: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bellflower, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bellflower.
The average trip to work in Bellflower is longer than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
Bellflower’s middle household income comes in at $45,000. Among residents in the town, 40% live below the poverty line, above both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 6 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bellflower. Half the trips to work are shorter than 31 miles.
| Bellflower | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 40% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $45,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bellflower
July afternoons reach 87° and January nights drop to 20°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bellflower is
In Bellflower, a third of adults get no exercise outside work, and 16% report frequent physical distress. Among adults in the town, 21% smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Missouri’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. For adults locally, the share who had a checkup this year is 77%.
| Bellflower | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bellflower | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.9% | 16% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 55.9% | 60.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Bellflower, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 44% of Bellflower’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to heat waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Bellflower sits below 57% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bellflower
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bellflower; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Bellflower residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Bellflower for work
Where Bellflower’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bellflower
City in Missouri, United States
Bellflower is a city in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. The population was 325 at the 2020 census, down from 393 in 2010.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 768 ft
- ZIP code
- 63333
- Area code
- 573
Questions about Bellflower
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bellflower, MO a good place to live?
Bellflower has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.