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Welcome to Corder ...

The city of Corder is located in Lafayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Corder has a population of 402 people<2> (see below for details).

Corder is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Corder: 660

The ZIP code for Corder: 64021<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Corder had an population of 402 people. This is a decrease of 0.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Corder had a population of 404 people. This makes Corder the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 404 people, the population of Corder decreased 5.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 427 people).

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

Communities near Corder ...

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

  • Odessa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
  • Higginsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Concordia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Wellington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Norborne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Norborne is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Hardin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardin is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corder ...

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

Adding Corder to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corder 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 Corder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Corder post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corder.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lafayette, 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 Corder.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corder - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Corder). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Corder or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/