SheridanMO
A town of 142, settled in 1887.
Is Sheridan a good place to live?
39% of residents live below the poverty line in Sheridan, above both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a higher share of children under 18 than Sheridan. Sheridan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
142 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sheridan: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sheridan, 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 Sheridan.
Most of Sheridan’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Sheridan for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Sheridan fell to 9 in 2023, 24 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Grant City (16%), Albany (11%) and St.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sheridan has four seasons and pleasant summers
Sheridan has cold winters and warm summers. No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower July high than Sheridan.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Heat waves leads a high hazard risk in Sheridan
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Sheridan is
Sheridan beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of Sheridan adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Missouri town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Sheridan.
| Sheridan | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sheridan | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sheridan
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sheridan; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Sheridan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Sheridan for work
Where Sheridan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sheridan
City in Worth County, Missouri, United States
Sheridan is a city in northwest Worth County, Missouri, United States, near the Platte River. The population was 145 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,050 ft
- ZIP code
- 64486
Questions about Sheridan
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sheridan, MO a good place to live?
Sheridan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.