Postal Codes

65232 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65232 covers Benton City, Missouri, with a population of about 269.

Population
26911 per square mile
Median age
55.316.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
17.1%4.7 points above the US average
Degree or higher
15.4%19.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
97%32 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 65232 is

Benton City, 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

Population269
Median age55.3
Family households56.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)99.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans14.5%
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$35,443
Poverty rate17.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k10.6%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k6.8%
$40–45k7.6%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k25.8%
$100–125k4.5%
$125–150k11.4%
$150–200k3.8%
$200k or more1.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed110
Mean adjusted gross income$60,555
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k45.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k0.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k27.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied97%
Vacant homes5%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house75.5%
Attached house0.7%
Mobile home22.3%
Boat, RV or van1.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%
High school diploma or higher95.9%
Works from home13.7%
Drives to work alone77.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.6%
Health

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

Obesity37.4% 4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.1% 6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.8% 10.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20% 4.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.9% 5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21% 8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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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 94.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.6 out of 100
Community resilience66.2 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.

Drought98.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.4Very 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$35,443$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate17.1%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$996$1,348
Homeownership97%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.1%5.2%
Works from home13.7%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age55.338.938.7
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 stationMEXICO, MO US12 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January37.6°F / 19.3°F2.03 in rain
February42.7°F / 22.9°F2.31 in rain
March54.2°F / 31.8°F3.17 in rain
April65.9°F / 42.9°F4.68 in rain
May75.1°F / 53.5°F5.07 in rain
June83.9°F / 62.8°F5.23 in rain
July87.9°F / 67.3°F4.43 in rain
August86.6°F / 65°F3.9 in rain
September79.4°F / 56.4°F4.86 in rain
October67.6°F / 44.5°F2.81 in rain
November54.3°F / 33.7°F2.75 in rain
December41.9°F / 24.1°F2.28 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.

Community R-VI School District87.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Mexico 59 School District12.1% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65264 Martinsburg, MO9.2 km away
65280 Rush Hill, MO10.6 km away
65265 Mexico, MO12 km away
65231 Auxvasse, MO15.9 km away
63352 Laddonia, MO17.1 km away
63384 Wellsville, MO18.1 km away
65285 Thompson, MO23 km away
63345 Farber, MO23.4 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.

Audrain County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.84 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density11 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1209, -91.7661

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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