Non-emergency police line · Poplar Bluff, MO

(573) 785-5776☎  Call (573) 785-5776

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Non Emergency Police Number in Poplar Bluff, Missouri

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Description

The Poplar Bluff Police Department is the municipal police department for Poplar Bluff.

Location

911 Shelby Road, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

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About this agency

AgencyPoplar Bluff Police Department
TypeMunicipal police department
Address911 Shelby Road, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
CountyButler County
Official websitepoplarbluff-mo.gov
Number last verifiedAug 2026, against poplarbluff-mo.gov

Who answers where. This department answers for addresses inside Poplar Bluff. If you are outside the city limits, the county sheriff or county police usually responds instead. Read how to tell which agency covers your address.

Area served. The city of Poplar Bluff covers 13 square miles of land and has about 16,132 residents, roughly 1,228 people per square mile. That is 38% of the 41,948 people in Butler County, which averages 60 per square mile (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 population estimate and land area).

What this number reaches

General information line

The city lists (573) 785-5776 as the police department’s general information number. The department has 43 sworn officers, eight telecommunicators and two civilian staff, and it also runs a narcotics hotline at (573) 686-8661.

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Where the station is

The city’s police page gives the headquarters as 911 Shelby Road. The city staff directory still shows the older address, 1111 Poplar Street, so use Shelby Road if you go in person.

Official page →

Links go to the City of Poplar Bluff’s official website (read from its archived pages, Feb and Aug 2026). Checked Nov 2026.

Using (573) 785-5776

Use (573) 785-5776 for non-urgent police matters inside Poplar Bluff: noise, a theft or break-in after the suspect has left, an abandoned vehicle, a minor crash with no injuries, or a question about a report. If someone is hurt, in danger or a crime is happening right now, call 911 instead. Read when to call 911 and when to use a non-emergency number.

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