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65251 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65251 covers Fulton, Missouri, with a population of about 22,077 and a median household income of $63,750.

Population
22,077104 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$63,7508% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
12.2%about the US average
Typical home value
$250,349up 24.3% in five years
Median rent
$83017% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
25.6%9.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
70%5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
422

Where 65251 is

Fulton, 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

Population22,077
Median age36.9
Family households66.4%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.6%
White (non-Hispanic)86.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans7.3%
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$63,750
Income per person$30,327
Poverty rate12.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k5.9%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k13.9%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,310
Mean adjusted gross income$59,171
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k30.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,200
Median gross rent$830
Rent as a share of household income23.9%
Owner-occupied70%
Vacant homes11.2%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house72.3%
Attached house2.1%
2 to 4 units10.8%
5 to 19 units3.9%
20 or more units0.8%
Mobile home10.2%
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$250,349as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$250,349$114,449

$120,029 in 2008 to $250,349 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%
High school diploma or higher88.9%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone76.1%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.2%
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 diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20% 4.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.4% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.2% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.2% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments422
People employed6,409
Annual payroll$255,856,000
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 75.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.9 out of 100
Community resilience58.5 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.

Heat wave94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.5Very 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$63,750$68,920$78,538
Income per person$30,327$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate12.2%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$172,200$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$830$996$1,348
Homeownership70%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate8%4.1%5.2%
Works from home9.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%4.4%13.9%
Median age36.938.938.7
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 stationFULTON, MO US1.7 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January36.8°F / 19.6°F2.4 in rain, 7.2 in snow
February42.3°F / 23.7°F2.24 in rain, 4.3 in snow
March53.1°F / 32.8°F3.14 in rain, 1.5 in snow
April64.5°F / 43°F4.81 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May73.1°F / 52.7°F5.16 in rain
June81.6°F / 61.5°F4.51 in rain
July85.5°F / 65.8°F4.51 in rain
August85.1°F / 64.2°F4.03 in rain
September78°F / 56°F4.19 in rain
October66.3°F / 44.1°F3.73 in rain
November52.6°F / 33.4°F3.06 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December41.3°F / 24.4°F2.48 in rain, 4.9 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket9% 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.

Fulton 58 School District52.9% of this ZIP code's land area
North Callaway County R-I School District20% of this ZIP code's land area
South Callaway County R-II School District18.2% of this ZIP code's land area
New Bloomfield R-III School District8.9% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65262 Kingdom City, MO11.5 km away
65299 Mid Missouri, MO13.5 km away
63388 Williamsburg, MO17.1 km away
65059 Mokane, MO18.1 km away
65077 Steedman, MO18.3 km away
65231 Auxvasse, MO19 km away
65063 New Bloomfield, MO19 km away
65080 Tebbetts, MO23.5 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.

Callaway County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area213.02 sq mi
Water area2.77 sq mi
Population density104 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8518, -91.9605

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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