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Rocky Comfort
MissouriCDP
Total population
253
Median home value
$110,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$66,125
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Rocky Comfort is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McDonald County, Missouri, United States, on Missouri Route 76. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 176.
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Geography
Rocky Comfort is in the northeast corner of McDonald County and is bordered to the north by Newton County. Route 76 passes through the southeast part of the community. The town of Wheaton is to the northeast, and Anderson is to the southwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rocky Comfort CDP has an area of , all land. The community is drained by South Indian Creek, which flows northwest to form Indian Creek, part of the Elk River watershed, at Boulder City.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Rocky Comfort, MO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves222
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves165
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves156
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves154
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves150
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves142
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves138
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves137
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- ROCKY COMFORT ELEM.Elementary · ROCKY COMFORT · 186 students · 12.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Rocky Comfort
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 125 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 132 mi
- Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 154 mi
- Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 168 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 171 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 171 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 179 mi
- Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 185 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET