PlatoMO
A town of 91, settled in 1858.
Is Plato a good place to live?
Plato has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
91 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Plato: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Plato, 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 Plato.
Plato has four seasons and hot summers
Summers in Plato are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 11 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of households are owner-occupiers in Plato than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 9.1%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Plato stands out in Missouri and nationally: a larger share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
77% of adults had a checkup this year in Plato. In Plato, 43% of adults have obesity, against 38% in Missouri’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns.
| Plato | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Plato | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 22.9% | 16% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.1% | 13.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Plato: cold waves
On expected storm and flood damage, Plato sits above 56% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2017. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 35% come from cold waves and 26% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Plato
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Plato; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Plato residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Plato
Village in Missouri, United States
Plato is an incorporated village in northwestern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Houston and 10 miles south of Fort Leonard Wood on Route 32. The population was 82 at the 2020 census. As of the 2010 U.S. census Plato was the mean center of United States population of the distribution of the U.S. population.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,115 ft
- ZIP code
- 65552
Questions about Plato
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Plato, MO a good place to live?
Plato has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.