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Herculaneum

A city of 5,071 people in Missouri
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About Herculaneum

City in Missouri, United States
1972Established
4,672Population
4.1 sq miArea
423 ftElevation

Herculaneum is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, and is a suburb of St. Louis. The population was 4,273 at the 2020 United States census. The City of Herculaneum was the first county seat of Jefferson County from January 1, 1819, to 1839. The city celebrated its bicentennial throughout 2008. The city received the "Tree City USA" designation by the Arbor Day Foundation for 11 consecutive years, 2007 through 2017. The city is the honorary hometown of the 40th Airlift Squadron, "The Screaming Eagles," from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas.

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ZIP code63048
Area code636
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Housing in Herculaneum

$303K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Herculaneum home is worth about $303,000, up 5.3% in a year, 13% above the Missouri typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market40
Sale-to-list101.7%
Sold in May8
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Safety in Herculaneum

B

Safety Grade B

Herculaneum reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Herculaneum 1.6
Missouri 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Herculaneum 12.6
Missouri 16.9
U.S. 15.5
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A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Herculaneum’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#71Best public schoolsof 226 in MO
DistrictDUNKLIN R-VSchools3

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