OleanMO
With 121 residents, this town was settled in 1885.
Is Olean a good place to live?
Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Olean. Louis Bruce Farmstead Historic District and Olean Railroad Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places. Olean has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
121 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Olean: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Olean, 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 Olean.
Four seasons and hot summers in Olean
Olean has chilly winters and warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 10 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, more of Olean’s adults have been diagnosed with depression
Olean: 15% of adults have diabetes. Among adults in the town, 41% have obesity, against 38% in Missouri’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 18% of adults in Olean report frequent physical distress; 21% report frequent mental distress.
| Olean | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Olean | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20% | 13.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8% |
| More smokers | 23% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More of Olean’s households own their home than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Olean, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 52% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Olean once, in 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Olean
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Olean; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Olean residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
About Olean
Town in Missouri, United States
Olean is a town in northern Miller County, Missouri, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- ZIP code
- 65064
- Area code
- 573
Questions about Olean
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olean, MO a good place to live?
Olean has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.