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Welcome to Birch Tree ...

The city of Birch Tree is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Birch Tree is located in Shannon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birch Tree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Birch Tree has a population of 650 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Birch Tree is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Birch Tree: 573 & 235<4>

The ZIP code for Birch Tree: 65438<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Birch Tree had an population of 650 people. This is a decrease of 4.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Birch Tree had a population of 679 people (or 8.04% of the total population of Shannon County). This makes Birch Tree the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Birch Tree represents 0.01% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 416th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 679 people, the population of Birch Tree increased 7.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 634 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Birch Tree.

Communities near Birch Tree ...

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

  • Mountain View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Winona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eminence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Summersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Montier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Alley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Thomasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Peace Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • Hattie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Fremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont

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 Birch Tree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birch Tree.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birch Tree. 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 Birch Tree.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birch Tree. See our Newspapers Page for Birch Tree.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch Tree ...

Looking for more information about Birch Tree? 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 Birch Tree, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Birch Tree.

Adding Birch Tree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birch Tree 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 (so far) for Birch Tree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Birch Tree post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birch Tree.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Shannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Birch Tree.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birch Tree - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Birch Tree area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Birch Tree area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Birch Tree). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Birch Tree or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/