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63742 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 63742 covers Commerce, Missouri.

Median age
28.89.9 points below the US average
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Degree or higher
8.5%26.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.2%26.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 63742 is

Commerce, 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

Median age28.8
Family households94.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0.9%
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

Income per person$21,783
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance41.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k11.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k11.8%
$35–40k5.9%
$40–45k17.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k11.8%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k2.9%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k26.5%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied91.2%
Vacant homes26.1%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house84.8%
Mobile home15.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%
High school diploma or higher76.6%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone92.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24%
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 89.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss86.3 out of 100
Community resilience40.8 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.

Tornado98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$68,920$78,538
Income per person$21,783$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$996$1,348
Homeownership91.2%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.1%5.2%
Works from home7.4%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age28.838.938.7
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 stationCAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI AP, MO US13.2 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January43°F / 26.2°F3.51 in rain
February48.2°F / 29.7°F3.31 in rain
March58.1°F / 37.3°F4.69 in rain
April69°F / 46.8°F5.18 in rain
May78.1°F / 57.5°F5.27 in rain
June86.6°F / 65.9°F3.8 in rain
July89.2°F / 69.3°F3.87 in rain
August88.3°F / 66.4°F3.23 in rain
September81.8°F / 57.7°F3.61 in rain
October70.9°F / 46.3°F3.57 in rain
November56.8°F / 36.7°F4.25 in rain
December46.3°F / 29.8°F3.62 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Scott County R-IV School District100% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62990 Thebes, IL7.2 km away
63780 Scott City, MO8.4 km away
62969 Olive Branch, IL8.5 km away
63758 Kelso, MO10.2 km away
62962 Miller City, IL10.6 km away
62993 Unity, IL10.9 km away
63736 Benton, MO14.3 km away
62957 Mc Clure, IL16.1 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.

Scott County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.35 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1570, -89.4484

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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