Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principal city of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-most-populous metropolitan area in Mid-Missouri and the fifth-largest in the state. Most of the city is in Cole County, with a small northern section extending into Callaway County. Jefferson City is named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Jefferson City is located on the northern edge of the Ozark Plateau on the southern side of the Missouri River in a region known as Mid-Missouri, that is roughly mid-way between the state's two large urban areas of Kansas City and St. Louis. It is 29 miles south of Columbia, Missouri, and sits at the western edge of the Missouri Rhineland, one of the major wine-producing regions of the Midwest.

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Counties: Callaway, Cole
Founded: 1821
Incorporated: 1825
Named for: Thomas Jefferson
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: Ron Fitzwater
Administrator: Brian Crane
Population (2020): 43,228
Metro: 149,807
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP codes: 65101-65111
Area code(s): 573
FIPS code: 29-37000
GNIS ID: 758233
Waterways: Missouri River
Public transit: JeffTran
Website: jeffersoncitymo.gov
Wikidata description: city in Cole and Callaway counties in Missouri, United States; capital city of Missouri
Wikidata id: Q28180
Wikidata label: Jefferson City
Wikidata aliases: Array
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