{"id":5635,"date":"2023-07-13T11:48:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5635"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:28:41","slug":"perry-county-missouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/perry-county-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry County, Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perry County is a county in Missouri, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the southeastern part of the state. It had a population of 18,956 at the 2020 census and covers 484 square miles (1,250 km2) centred near 37°43′N 89°50′W.<\/p>\n

Perryville is the county seat and its postal code is 63775. The county has 3 incorporated cities, 1 village, and about two dozen unincorporated communities, spread across 8 townships. Perry County is in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Perry County<\/h2>\n

Perry County has 4 incorporated places — three cities and one village — plus more than twenty unincorporated communities and hamlets. CDP = Census-Designated Place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Perryville<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n8,908<\/td>\n63775<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Altenburg<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBrazeau<\/td>\n294<\/td>\n63732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frohna<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBrazeau<\/td>\n452<\/td>\n63748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Longtown<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nBois Brule<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apple Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCinque Hommes<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgique<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSt. Mary’s<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biehle<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSalem<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazeau<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBrazeau<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brewer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSaline<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Claryville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCentral<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crosstown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCentral<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eureka<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSaline<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farrar<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCinque Hommes<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friedenberg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBrazeau<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSalem<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McBride<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSt. Mary’s<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n63852<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Menfro<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBois Brule<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millheim<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSalem<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pointrest<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sereno<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBois Brule<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seventy-Six<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSaline<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uniontown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wittenberg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBrazeau<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yount<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCentral<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Perryville, the only city over 1,000 residents, sits roughly at the geographic center of the county; the smaller communities cluster along the Mississippi River bluffs to the east and along Apple Creek to the north.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Union<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPerryville, Uniontown, Seventy-Six, Pointrest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazeau<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAltenburg, Frohna, Brazeau, Wittenberg, Friedenberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salem<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHighland, Millheim, Biehle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saline<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBrewer, Eureka, Silver Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nClaryville, Crosstown, Yount<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cinque Hommes<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nApple Creek, Farrar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Mary’s<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBelgique, McBride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bois Brule<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLongtown, Menfro, Sereno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Missouri’s townships are historical civil divisions with no current governing function; the Census Bureau does not publish separate population totals for them, so figures above are omitted rather than estimated.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n