HornersvilleMO
A town of 500, platted in 1842.
Is Hornersville a good place to live?
35% of residents live below the poverty line in Hornersville, against 14% in Missouri’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 243 Missouri towns we compare, none has a lower median rent than Hornersville. Hornersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
500 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hornersville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hornersville, 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 Hornersville.
Hornersville faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Hornersville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Hornersville for work: only 7% work in town. Hornersville’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Hornersville fell to 72 in 2023, 107 fewer than in 2013.
| Hornersville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hornersville stands out in Missouri and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter
The July high in Hornersville is 90°F. Hornersville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Hornersville
2 crimes were reported in Hornersville in 2025: 2 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Hornersville is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Hornersville is
Hornersville beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 40% of Hornersville adults get no exercise outside work.
| Hornersville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hornersville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8% |
| More smokers | 22.9% | 16% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hornersville has set aside 1.2% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Hornersville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hornersville Swamp Conservation Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Hornersville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hornersville
About 0 of every 100 Hornersville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
93% of working residents leave Hornersville for work
Where Hornersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hornersville
City in Missouri, United States
Hornersville is a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States, founded in 1840. It is the southernmost municipality in the state of Missouri. The population was 537 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 246 ft
- ZIP code
- 63855
- Area code
- 573
Questions about Hornersville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hornersville, MO a good place to live?
Hornersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.