Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal, Missouri
City
Mark Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal
Nickname:  America's Hometown
Location within Marion County (left) and Missouri (right)
Coordinates: 39°42′35″N 91°23′38″W / 39.70972°N 91.39389°W / 39.70972; -91.39389
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Marion, Ralls
Platted	1819
Incorporated	1845
Government
• Type	City manager and council
• Mayor	Mike Dobson (Mayor Pro Tem)
• City manager	Lisa Peck
Area [1]
• Total	16.47 sq mi (42.66 km2)
• Land	16.00 sq mi (41.44 km2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
Elevation [2]	646 ft (197 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	17,108
• Estimate  (2022)[4]	16,938
• Density	1,058.5/sq mi (408.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63401
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-30214[5]
GNIS feature ID	2394287[2]
Website	www.hannibal-mo.gov

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.