Jackson, Missouri

Jackson, Missouri
Old Cape Girardeau County Courthouse
Location of Jackson in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
Jackson
Jackson
Coordinates: 37°22′48″N 89°39′29″W / 37.38000°N 89.65806°W / 37.38000; -89.65806
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Named afterAndrew Jackson
Area
  Total
10.76 sq mi (27.87 km2)
  Land10.75 sq mi (27.83 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
15,481
  Density1,440.63/sq mi (556.24/km2)
  Demonym
Jacksonian
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
63755
Area code573
FIPS code29-35648
GNIS feature ID0720202
WebsiteCity website

Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau-Jackson metropolitan area Area. The population of Jackson was 15,481 at the 2020 census.