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63848 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 63848 covers Gideon, Missouri, with a population of about 1,058 and a median household income of $58,393.

Population
1,05813 per square mile
Median age
43.44.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,39315% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
21.9%9.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$83,305up 13.9% in five years
Median rent
$70030% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
11.6%23.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.5%8.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 63848 is

Gideon, 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

Population1,058
Median age43.4
Family households78.2%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)88.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.9%
Veterans9.4%
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$58,393
Income per person$28,180
Poverty rate21.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k8.8%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k17.1%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k2.9%
$200k or more2.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed410
Mean adjusted gross income$52,776
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$61,900
Median gross rent$700
Owner-occupied73.5%
Vacant homes24.5%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house77.5%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units8.6%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home12.9%
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$83,305as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$88,147$39,097

$39,097 in 2009 to $83,305 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%
High school diploma or higher82.5%
Works from home1.3%
Drives to work alone85.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.7%
Health

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

Obesity41.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.5% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27% 5.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.4% 12 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.1% 11 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.8% 6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.3% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.3% 5.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.1% 13.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.2% 5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.4% 4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.9% 8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.9% 7.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.4% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.5% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed176
Annual payroll$4,249,000
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 94.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.6 out of 100
Community resilience28.6 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.

Drought98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire44.8Very 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$58,393$68,920$78,538
Income per person$28,180$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate21.9%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$61,900$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$700$996$1,348
Homeownership73.5%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%4.1%5.2%
Works from home1.3%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%4.4%13.9%
Median age43.438.938.7
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 stationMALDEN MUNI AP, MO US17.6 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January45.5°F / 27.2°F3.24 in rain
February50.7°F / 30.2°F3.71 in rain
March60.6°F / 38.2°F4.47 in rain
April71.4°F / 48.2°F5.36 in rain
May80.9°F / 58.5°F5.21 in rain
June89.8°F / 67.6°F3.56 in rain
July92.2°F / 71.1°F4.22 in rain
August91°F / 68.8°F3.03 in rain
September84.9°F / 60.7°F3.19 in rain
October74.2°F / 48.6°F3.49 in rain
November60°F / 38.2°F4.5 in rain
December48.9°F / 30.5°F4.54 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Gideon 37 School District77.8% of this ZIP code's land area
North Pemiscot County R-I School District16.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Risco R-II School District4.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Portageville School District1.1% 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 vulnerability77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Household characteristics89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

63837 Clarkton, MO5.4 km away
63878 Tallapoosa, MO9.8 km away
63847 Gibson, MO10.6 km away
63852 Holcomb, MO12 km away
63863 Malden, MO13.7 km away
63874 Risco, MO14 km away
63879 Wardell, MO14.6 km away
63933 Campbell, MO16.8 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.

New Madrid County83.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Pemiscot County16.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area80.38 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.4538, -89.9135

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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