Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal, Missouri
City
Downtown Hannibal and the Mississippi River viewed from Lover's Leap
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
Hannibal–LaGrange University
Mark Twain Cave
Rockcliffe Mansion
Official seal of Hannibal, Missouri
Seal
Official logo of Hannibal, Missouri
Logo
Nickname: 
America's Hometown
Location within Marion County (left) and Missouri (right)
Location within Marion County (left) and Missouri (right)
Hannibal is located in Missouri
Hannibal
Hannibal
Location within Missouri
Hannibal is located in the United States
Hannibal
Hannibal
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°42′35″N 91°23′38″W / 39.70972°N 91.39389°W / 39.70972; -91.39389
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesMarion, Ralls
Platted1819
Incorporated1845
Government
 • TypeCity manager and council
 • MayorBarry Louderman
 • City managerLisa Peck
Area
[1]
 • Total16.47 sq mi (42.66 km2)
 • Land16.00 sq mi (41.44 km2)
 • Water0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
Elevation
[2]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total17,108
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
16,938
 • Density1,058.5/sq mi (408.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63401
Area code573
FIPS code29-30214[5]
GNIS feature ID2394287[2]
Websitewww.hannibal-mo.gov Edit this at Wikidata

Hannibal is a city along the Mississippi River in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,312,[6] making it the largest city in Marion County. The bulk of the city is in Marion County, with a tiny sliver in the south extending into Ralls County.

Nestled on the Mississippi River, commerce and traffic has long been an integral part of Hannibal's development, including by river, rail and the interstate/highway system. Today the city is intersected by Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36, and 61. Hannibal is approximately 110 miles (180 km) northwest of St. Louis (also bordering the Mississippi), 195 miles (314 km) east-northeast of Kansas City and 194 miles (312 km) miles east of Saint Joseph (both cities on the Missouri River), and approximately 100 miles (160 km) west of Springfield, Illinois.

Hannibal is not the county seat, but it has one of two county courthouses. There is also one in Palmyra, the county seat of Marion County, which is located more centrally in the county. Hannibal is the principal city of the Hannibal, Missouri micropolitan area, which consists of both Marion and Ralls counties.

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hannibal, Missouri
  3. ^ "P1. Race – Hannibal city, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022PopEst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2022.