Welcome to Anderson ...

The city of Anderson is located in McDonald County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anderson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Anderson has a population of 1,921 people<2> (see below for details).

Anderson is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Anderson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Anderson is located in the (417) area code.

The ZIP code for Anderson: 64831<4>

Websites for Anderson ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersonmo.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Anderson, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Anderson had an population of 1,921 people. This is a decrease of 2.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Anderson had a population of 1,961 people (or 8.5% of the total population of McDonald County). This makes Anderson the county's most populous community.

The population of Anderson represents 0.03% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 241st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,961 people, the population of Anderson increased 5.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,856 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Anderson.

Communities Also Named Anderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Anderson: This one is located in McDonald County and the other is located in Putnam County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 70 communities that are also named Anderson - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (8), Mississippi, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (5), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anderson.

Communities near Anderson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Anderson.

• Bella Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <5>
• Neosho
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <5>
• Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <5>
• Gravette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravette have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravette
  • Gravette is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravette <5>
• Seneca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Noel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
  • Noel is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <5>
• Goodman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
• South West City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South West City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West City
  • South West City is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South West City <5>
• Pineville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
• Sulphur Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Anderson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anderson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anderson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Anderson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anderson ...

Looking for more information about Anderson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Anderson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Anderson.

Adding Anderson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anderson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Anderson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Anderson post office opened in 1886.

We also found Anderson on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anderson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/