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65216 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65216 covers Columbia, Missouri, with a population of about 202.

Population
2025,384 per square mile
Median age
20.318.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 65216 is

Columbia, Missouri — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population202
Median age20.3
Born outside the US9.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.4%
White (non-Hispanic)71.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.4%
Veterans3.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone50.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity25.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes2.1% 9.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure13% 21.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression34.9% 13 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis6.2% 18.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication21.9% 52.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.4% 8.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening53.6% 32.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability34.2% 19.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62% 2.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.4% 13.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity29.7% 12.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol13.8% 22.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability17.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport21.6% 12.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Poor mental health (14+ days)30.9% 14.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed811
Annual payroll$29,658,000
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 79.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss64.4 out of 100
Community resilience86.5 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.

Winter weather96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide27.7Very 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$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%12.4%
Median home value$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$996$1,348
Homeownership67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.1%5.2%
Works from home0%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US9.4%4.4%13.9%
Median age20.338.938.7
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 stationCOLUMBIA U OF M, MO US1.6 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January39.3°F / 22.5°F2.41 in rain, 5.9 in snow
February44.9°F / 26.5°F2.32 in rain, 4.8 in snow
March56.2°F / 35.8°F3.24 in rain, 2 in snow
April67°F / 45.8°F4.83 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May75.7°F / 56°F5.2 in rain
June84.5°F / 65.2°F5.12 in rain
July88.6°F / 69.1°F4.62 in rain
August87.6°F / 67.4°F4.11 in rain
September79.9°F / 58.8°F4.26 in rain
October68.3°F / 47.3°F3.53 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November54.8°F / 36.5°F3 in rain, 0.8 in snow
December43.6°F / 26.9°F2.18 in rain, 3.5 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 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%.

Columbia 93 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 vulnerability93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Walkability11.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65211 Columbia, MO0 km away
65217 Columbia, MO0 km away
65218 Columbia, MO0 km away
65215 Columbia, MO1.2 km away
65212 Columbia, MO1.6 km away
65201 Columbia, MO2.9 km away
65203 Columbia, MO3.2 km away
65202 Columbia, MO5.2 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.

Boone County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.04 sq mi
Population density5,384 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9517, -92.3341

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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