Welcome to Harrisburg ...

The town of Harrisburg is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Harrisburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrisburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Harrisburg refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Harrisburger<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harrisburg has a population of 293 people<4> (see below for details).

Harrisburg is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Harrisburg is within the (573) area code.

The ZIP code for Harrisburg: 65256<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrisburg had an population of 293 people. This is an increase of 10.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 59.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrisburg had a population of 266 people. This makes Harrisburg the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 266 people, the population of Harrisburg increased 44.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 184 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harrisburg ...

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

Beyond Missouri, there are 44 communities that are also named Harrisburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Harrisburg ...

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

• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <7>
• Moberly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
  • Moberly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moberly <7>
• Boonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <7>
• Centralia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <7>
• Fayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <7>
• Hallsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <7>
• New Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <7>
• Sturgeon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Sturgeon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <7>
• Higbee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
  • Higbee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higbee <7>
• Windsor Place village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
  • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
  • Windsor Place village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisburg ...

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

Adding Harrisburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Harrisburg on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

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