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65257 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65257 covers Higbee, Missouri, with a population of about 1,703 and a median household income of $54,583.

Population
1,70320 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$54,58321% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
13.2%0.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$225,047up 41.9% in five years
Median rent
$72327% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
19.9%15.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.9%19.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 65257 is

Higbee, 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

Population1,703
Median age35.2
Family households71.5%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)97.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans12.6%
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$54,583
Income per person$24,234
Poverty rate13.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k7.2%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k7.5%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k1.9%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k16.5%
$150–200k1.1%
$200k or more0.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed700
Mean adjusted gross income$53,593
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$117,200
Median gross rent$723
Rent as a share of household income29.7%
Owner-occupied84.9%
Vacant homes21.2%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house69.9%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units2.6%
Mobile home26.6%
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$225,047as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 14.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 144.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$225,047$79,617

$79,617 in 2012 to $225,047 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home2.9%
Drives to work alone92.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.8%
Health

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

Obesity37.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.4% 7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40% 9.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71% 4.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.7% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed117
Annual payroll$3,374,000
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 76.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss74.7 out of 100
Community resilience61.2 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.

Landslide95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33.7Very 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$54,583$68,920$78,538
Income per person$24,234$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate13.2%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$117,200$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$723$996$1,348
Homeownership84.9%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%4.1%5.2%
Works from home2.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%4.4%13.9%
Median age35.238.938.7
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 US14.4 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Higbee R-VIII School District65.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Salisbury R-IV School District15.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Fayette R-III School District11.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Renick R-V School District7.9% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% 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.

65278 Renick, MO9.9 km away
65270 Moberly, MO14.5 km away
65259 Huntsville, MO14.8 km away
65243 Clark, MO15.2 km away
65230 Armstrong, MO17.5 km away
65244 Clifton Hill, MO18.7 km away
65256 Harrisburg, MO21.6 km away
65248 Fayette, MO21.8 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 County60.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Howard County39.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area86.32 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3055, -92.5163

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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