Fulton, Missouri

Fulton, Missouri
City
City of Fulton
Callaway County Courthouse in Fulton.
Nickname(s):  Tri-Cities (with Columbia and Jefferson City)
Location of Fulton, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°51′19″N 91°57′04″W / 38.85528°N 91.95111°W / 38.85528; -91.95111[1]
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Callaway
Founded	1825
Incorporated	March 14, 1859
Named for	Robert Fulton
Government
• Mayor	Steve Myers
Area [2]
• Total	12.46 sq mi (32.28 km2)
• Land	12.33 sq mi (31.93 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation [1]	801 ft (244 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	12,600
• Density	1,021.98/sq mi (394.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	65251
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-26182
GNIS feature ID	2394834[1]
U.S. Routes
Website	Official website

Fulton is the largest city in and the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri, United States.^[3] Located about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Jefferson City and the Missouri River and 20 miles (32 km) east of Columbia, the city is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,600 at the 2020 census. The city is home to two universities, Westminster College and William Woods University; the Missouri School for the Deaf; the Fulton State Hospital; and the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center state prison. Missouri's only nuclear power plant, the Callaway Plant is located 13 miles southeast of Fulton.