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64459 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 64459 covers Helena, Missouri, with a population of about 502.

Population
50221 per square mile
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$263,610up 47.2% in five years
Degree or higher
28.5%6.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.9%26.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 64459 is

Helena, 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

Population502
Family households63.6%
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%
Veterans8.4%
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

Income per person$29,832
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k12.4%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k16.7%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k34.4%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k17.2%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed220
Mean adjusted gross income$73,632
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$184,700
Owner-occupied91.9%
Vacant homes16.4%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house88.4%
Mobile home11.6%
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$263,610as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 47.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 121.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$263,610$78,179

$82,412 in 2004 to $263,610 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%
High school diploma or higher90.1%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.7%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41% 6.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.2% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.2% 6.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed19
Annual payroll$734,000
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 81.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss82.9 out of 100
Community resilience54.2 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.

Drought98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.7Very 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$68,920$78,538
Income per person$29,832$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$184,700$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$996$1,348
Homeownership91.9%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.1%5.2%
Works from home0%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age38.938.7
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 stationCOSBY 2W, MO US9.9 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January35.3°F / 15.9°F0.95 in rain
February40.4°F / 19.3°F1.19 in rain
March52.7°F / 30.2°F2.34 in rain
April63.6°F / 40.3°F3.76 in rain
May73.4°F / 51.9°F5.22 in rain
June83.6°F / 62.9°F4.76 in rain
July87.3°F / 66.6°F4.79 in rain
August85.3°F / 63.7°F3.95 in rain
September78.7°F / 55.1°F3.57 in rain
October66.4°F / 42.3°F3.04 in rain
November51.4°F / 30.6°F2.03 in rain
December39.6°F / 21.3°F1.51 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.

Savannah R-III School District75.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Union Star R-II School District24.8% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

64494 Union Star, MO8.4 km away
64436 Cosby, MO9.3 km away
64422 Amity, MO12.4 km away
64480 Rea, MO15.1 km away
64485 Savannah, MO15.4 km away
64430 Clarksdale, MO15.7 km away
64490 Stewartsville, MO18.3 km away
64463 King City, MO18.4 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.

Andrew County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.75 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9295, -94.6465

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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