Fairdealing, Missouri
Census-designated place and unincorporated community
Fairdealing is located in Missouri
Fairdealing
Fairdealing
Location of Fairdealing within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 36°39′42″N 90°35′30″W / 36.66167°N 90.59167°W / 36.66167; -90.59167[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyRipley
Area
[2]
 • Total5.71 sq mi (14.79 km2)
 • Land5.70 sq mi (14.77 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[1]
459 ft (140 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total543
 • Density95.25/sq mi (36.77/km2)
ZIP code
63939[3]
Area code573
FIPS code29-23248
GNIS feature ID2587068[1]

Fairdealing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in northeastern Ripley County in southeastern Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the community had a population of 543.[4] It is located along U.S. Route 160, approximately 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Poplar Bluff.[5]

A post office has been in operation at Fairdealing since 1883.[6] Several traditions attempt to explain the name.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020543—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairdealing, Missouri
  2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Fairdealing MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ Fairdealing, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979 (1986rev.)
  6. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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