Postal Codes

65243 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65243 covers Clark, Missouri, with a population of about 3,085 and a median household income of $59,710.

Population
3,08532 per square mile
Median age
25.812.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,71013% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
30.7%18.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$380,975up 39.8% in five years
Median rent
$83716% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
23.9%11.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.5%20.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 65243 is

Clark, 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

Population3,085
Median age25.8
Family households77.8%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.1%
White (non-Hispanic)93.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1%
Veterans5.4%
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$59,710
Income per person$28,288
Poverty rate30.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k0.2%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k8.4%
$40–45k6.1%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k14.3%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k10.2%
$100–125k7.0%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k6.6%
$200k or more11.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,050
Mean adjusted gross income$60,316
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$205,700
Median gross rent$837
Owner-occupied85.5%
Vacant homes13.9%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house76.5%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units0.6%
Mobile home20.9%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$380,975as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 140.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$380,975$123,039

$129,645 in 2005 to $380,975 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%
High school diploma or higher81%
Works from home6.9%
Drives to work alone69.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.2%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23% 2.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.2% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed47
Annual payroll$1,898,000
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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 76.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss76.8 out of 100
Community resilience63.9 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.

Drought93Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.6Very 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$59,710$68,920$78,538
Income per person$28,288$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate30.7%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$205,700$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$837$996$1,348
Homeownership85.5%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%4.1%5.2%
Works from home6.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%4.4%13.9%
Median age25.838.938.7
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 stationMOBERLY, MO US17.4 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January37.1°F / 18.9°F1.87 in rain, 5.6 in snow
February42.2°F / 22.7°F2.06 in rain, 3.2 in snow
March53.9°F / 33.6°F3.26 in rain, 1.3 in snow
April64.7°F / 44.1°F4.58 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May74.2°F / 54.9°F5.13 in rain
June82.8°F / 63.7°F5.16 in rain
July87°F / 67.5°F4.53 in rain
August85.6°F / 65.7°F3.94 in rain
September78.2°F / 57.3°F3.95 in rain
October66.8°F / 45.9°F3.38 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.2°F / 33.8°F2.65 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December42°F / 24.7°F2.19 in rain, 4 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sturgeon R-V School District51% of this ZIP code's land area
Renick R-V School District18.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Harrisburg R-VIII School District16.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Fayette R-III School District6.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Middle Grove C-1 School District6.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Centralia R-VI School District1.3% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65278 Renick, MO8.9 km away
65284 Sturgeon, MO9.3 km away
65257 Higbee, MO15.2 km away
65270 Moberly, MO17.4 km away
65240 Centralia, MO19.3 km away
65256 Harrisburg, MO19.8 km away
65255 Hallsville, MO22.1 km away
65263 Madison, MO22.3 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.

Randolph County41.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Boone County25.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Audrain County24.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Howard County5.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Monroe County2.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area97.68 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density32 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2811, -92.3427

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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