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Welcome to Pilot Knob ...

The city of Pilot Knob is located in Iron County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pilot Knob has a population of 717 people<2> (see below for details).

Pilot Knob is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Pilot Knob: 573 & 235<4>

The ZIP code for Pilot Knob: 63663<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pilot Knob had an population of 717 people. This is a decrease of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pilot Knob had a population of 746 people (or 7.04% of the total population of Iron County). This makes Pilot Knob the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pilot Knob represents 0.01% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 395th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 746 people, the population of Pilot Knob increased 7.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 697 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pilot Knob.

Communities Also Named Pilot Knob ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pilot Knob - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas (2), New York, Tennessee (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pilot Knob ...

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

  • Farmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Desloge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <6>
  • Flat River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Fredericktown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bismarck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <6>
  • Elvins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Leadwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <6>
  • Esther
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Esther is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 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 Pilot Knob. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pilot Knob.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilot Knob ...

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

Adding Pilot Knob to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pilot Knob post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilot Knob.

Footnotes ...

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