Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Carl Junction, MO

Carl Junction is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, about eight miles northwest of Joplin, that grew up at a railroad junction in the state's southwest corner.

Carl Junction was laid out by Charles Skinner near the railroad junction, and he gave the town his German first name, Carl; a post office called Carl Junction has been in operation since 1878.

Carl Junction had a population of 8,143 at the 2020 census, making it one of the larger communities in Jasper County.

At the 2010 census, Carl Junction had 2,616 households, and the city covers about 5.6 square miles.

Carl Junction stayed a small town of around 1,000 people through the first half of the 20th century — it counted 1,006 residents in 1950 — before suburban growth from Joplin pushed it past 8,000 by 2020.

Carl Junction was struck by a tornado on May 4, 2003, during the Kansas City metropolitan area's major tornado outbreak of that spring.

In May 2011, some Carl Junction residents survived the catastrophic Joplin tornado by taking shelter in the freezer of a local convenience store.

Carl Junction students attend the Carl Junction R-I School District, whose Carl Junction High School enrolls roughly 975 students.

Carl Junction is served by a single ZIP code, 64834, in Missouri's 417 area code region.

Carl Junction's population is at its highest level ever recorded, and the city continues to grow as a bedroom community for the Joplin metropolitan area.