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Welcome to Crocker ...

The city of Crocker is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crocker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crocker has a population of 1,033 people<2> (see below for details).

Crocker is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Crocker: 573 & 235<4>

The ZIP code for Crocker: 65452<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crocker had an population of 1,033 people. This is a decrease of 6.94% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crocker had a population of 1,110 people. This makes Crocker the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Crocker represents 0.02% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 332nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,110 people, the population of Crocker increased 7.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,033 people).

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

Communities Also Named Crocker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Crocker - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Crocker ...

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

  • Saint Robert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waynesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <6>
  • Iberia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stoutland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brumley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Swedeborg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
  • Hawkeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Laquey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crocker ...

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

Adding Crocker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crocker 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 Crocker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Crocker post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crocker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pulaski, 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 Crocker.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crocker - 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 Crocker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Crocker 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 Crocker). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crocker 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/