CoffeyMO
A town of 153, settled in 1880.
Is Coffey a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Coffey, against 14% in Missouri’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Coffey. Coffey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
153 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Coffey: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coffey, 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 Coffey.
Coffey has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At 32 minutes, Coffey’s average trip to work is above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are St. Joseph (9%), North Kansas City (6%) and Columbia (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Coffey faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Coffey, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Coffey has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 17° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Coffey is
Coffey beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Coffey adults smoke cigarettes.
| Coffey | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Coffey | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Coffey
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coffey; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Coffey residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Coffey for work
Where Coffey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Coffey
City in Missouri, United States
Coffey is a city in northern Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 151 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 942 ft
- ZIP code
- 64636
- Area code
- 660
Questions about Coffey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coffey, MO a good place to live?
Coffey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.