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63873 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 63873 covers Portageville, Missouri, with a population of about 4,096 and a median household income of $42,273.

Population
4,09621 per square mile
Median age
43.24.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$42,27339% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
21.7%9.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$113,398up 31% in five years
Median rent
$75524% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
14.9%20.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.8%1.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
94

Where 63873 is

Portageville, 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

Population4,096
Median age43.2
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.9%
White (non-Hispanic)76.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans3.8%
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$42,273
Income per person$31,973
Poverty rate21.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance31.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.6%
$10–15k9.5%
$15–20k5.7%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k10.0%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,780
Mean adjusted gross income$56,607
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k33.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$135,800
Median gross rent$755
Rent as a share of household income34.2%
Owner-occupied63.8%
Vacant homes11.9%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house77.3%
2 to 4 units11.5%
5 to 19 units0.9%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home9.3%
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$113,398as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$115,273$53,608

$56,471 in 2009 to $113,398 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%
High school diploma or higher79.9%
Works from home7%
Drives to work alone86.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

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

Obesity43.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.2% 10 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.4% 10.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.3% 10 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40.5% 15.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.2% 11.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.5% 7.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.2% 6.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.6% 13.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.7% 16 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14% 5.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.1% 10.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.5% 6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.4% 2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost27% 14 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments94
People employed896
Annual payroll$38,480,000
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 94.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss91.8 out of 100
Community resilience27.7 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.

Drought97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire44.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.4Relatively Moderate 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$42,273$68,920$78,538
Income per person$31,973$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate21.7%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$135,800$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$755$996$1,348
Homeownership63.8%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%4.1%5.2%
Works from home7%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%4.4%13.9%
Median age43.238.938.7
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 stationPORTAGEVILLE, MO US1.6 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January42.7°F / 27.8°F3.45 in rain, 2.4 in snow
February47.7°F / 31.3°F3.75 in rain, 2.2 in snow
March56.9°F / 39.8°F4.5 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April67.9°F / 49.4°F5.39 in rain
May77.5°F / 59.9°F5.51 in rain
June85.8°F / 68.3°F3.73 in rain
July88.3°F / 71.1°F3.71 in rain
August86.8°F / 68.8°F2.64 in rain
September80.8°F / 61.4°F3.43 in rain
October70.9°F / 49.6°F3.96 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November57°F / 39.9°F4.29 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December46.5°F / 31.6°F4.45 in rain, 1.3 in snow
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 supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Portageville School District50.1% of this ZIP code's land area
North Pemiscot County R-I School District31.4% of this ZIP code's land area
New Madrid County R-I School District14.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Risco R-II School District3.2% 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 vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

63866 Marston, MO12.8 km away
63878 Tallapoosa, MO13.8 km away
63879 Wardell, MO13.8 km away
63874 Risco, MO17.5 km away
63862 Lilbourn, MO19.2 km away
63848 Gideon, MO19.3 km away
63870 Parma, MO20.5 km away
38079 Tiptonville, TN21.6 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 County68.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Pemiscot County31.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area192.25 sq mi
Water area11.94 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.4279, -89.7002

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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