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ChesapeakeMO

A town in Missouri.

Is Chesapeake a good place to live?

We don’t grade Chesapeake yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Chesapeake: who provides what

Chesapeake is unincorporated, so Lawrence County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOzark Electric Coop15.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet4 providers14% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesLawrence CountyLawrence County provides services here

SchoolsMount Vernon R-V School District Marionville R-IX School District2 districts serve Chesapeake; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereLawrenceLawrence County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017

ZIP code6571265712 100%Census 2020

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 Chesapeake.

Climate

The climate in Chesapeake brings four seasons and hot summers

A winter brings about 12 inches of snow, with January nights at 24° and July afternoons at 89°.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–46°

Spring44–67°

Summer65–87°

Fall46–69°

Oct 23

typical first frost

Apr 15

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 24°Rain & snow12″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Chesapeake has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of Chesapeake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes.

66risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters17 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready3.7 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Chesapeake is

19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Chesapeake, above both Missouri’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). The share of adults in Chesapeake who get no exercise outside work is 34%.

	Chesapeake	Typical Missouri town	Typical U.S. town
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	34%	30%	25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	15%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	19%	17%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	37%	35%