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63459 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 63459 covers New London, Missouri, with a population of about 4,736 and a median household income of $63,462.

Population
4,73634 per square mile
Median age
44.25.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$63,4628% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
15.7%3.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$286,558up 35.9% in five years
Median rent
$78122% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
16.4%18.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.3%22.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
71

Where 63459 is

New London, Missouri — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population4,736
Median age44.2
Family households72.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)92.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Veterans7.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$63,462
Income per person$29,785
Poverty rate15.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.1%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k12.8%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more5.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,890
Mean adjusted gross income$65,423
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k27.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$158,000
Median gross rent$781
Rent as a share of household income23.8%
Owner-occupied87.3%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house84.5%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home13.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$286,558as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$286,558$110,219

$110,219 in 2012 to $286,558 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home6.9%
Drives to work alone81.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.4% 7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.8% 4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.1% 9.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.5% 3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments71
People employed412
Annual payroll$16,792,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 72.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.9 out of 100
Community resilience48.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Missouri and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMissouriUnited States
Median household income$63,462$68,920$78,538
Income per person$29,785$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate15.7%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$158,000$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$781$996$1,348
Homeownership87.3%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%4.1%5.2%
Works from home6.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age44.238.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAVERTON L&D 22, MO US13.4 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January36.9°F / 20.6°F1.89 in rain
February42.2°F / 23.9°F2.03 in rain
March52.7°F / 33.3°F2.71 in rain
April65.1°F / 44°F3.88 in rain
May75.3°F / 55.1°F4.68 in rain
June84.6°F / 64.6°F4.39 in rain
July88.6°F / 68.6°F4.05 in rain
August87.3°F / 67°F3.52 in rain
September79.7°F / 58.9°F3.76 in rain
October67.8°F / 47.3°F2.93 in rain
November54°F / 35.9°F2.59 in rain
December41.7°F / 25.8°F2.05 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Ralls County R-II School District77.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hannibal 60 School District21.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

63467 Saverton, MO12.6 km away
63401 Hannibal, MO12.8 km away
63441 Frankford, MO13.9 km away
63436 Center, MO15 km away
63433 Ashburn, MO18.5 km away
62343 Hull, IL19.8 km away
62345 Kinderhook, IL23 km away
63461 Palmyra, MO25.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Ralls County92% of this ZIP code's land area
Pike County8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area139.08 sq mi
Water area3.64 sq mi
Population density34 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5917, -91.3960

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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