Postal Codes

65552 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65552 covers Plato, Missouri, with a population of about 2,259 and a median household income of $68,226.

Population
2,25916 per square mile
Median age
31.27.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$68,226about the Missouri median
Poverty rate
25.1%12.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$236,698up 42.4% in five years
Median rent
$9039% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
20.8%14.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.8%22.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 65552 is

Plato, 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

Population2,259
Median age31.2
Family households83.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)86%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans18.2%
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$68,226
Income per person$22,666
Poverty rate25.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.1%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k6.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k16.4%
$60–75k21.8%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k16.4%
$125–150k1.0%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed780
Mean adjusted gross income$58,447
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$182,300
Median gross rent$903
Rent as a share of household income37.8%
Owner-occupied87.8%
Vacant homes13.4%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house82.5%
2 to 4 units2.9%
Mobile home14.6%
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$236,698as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 42.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$236,698$130,409

$130,409 in 2012 to $236,698 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%
High school diploma or higher91.3%
Works from home3.8%
Drives to work alone87.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.6%
Health

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

Obesity42.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.8% 8.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.1% 7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.2% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.3% 11.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.1% 1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.2% 5.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.7% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed49
Annual payroll$2,944,000
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 75.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss71.1 out of 100
Community resilience15.4 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.

Cold wave97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought18.9Relatively 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$68,226$68,920$78,538
Income per person$22,666$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate25.1%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$182,300$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$903$996$1,348
Homeownership87.8%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%4.1%5.2%
Works from home3.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age31.238.938.7
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 stationLICKING 4N, MO US25.8 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January41.9°F / 21.4°F2.81 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February47°F / 25.2°F2.71 in rain, 1.7 in snow
March56.4°F / 33.7°F4.12 in rain, 2 in snow
April67.4°F / 43.3°F4.8 in rain
May75.5°F / 53.4°F5.54 in rain
June83.4°F / 62.4°F4.54 in rain
July88°F / 66.6°F3.48 in rain
August87.3°F / 64.7°F4.04 in rain
September79.7°F / 56.2°F4.2 in rain
October68.6°F / 44.4°F3.34 in rain
November55.6°F / 34.3°F4.09 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December45.2°F / 25.7°F2.87 in rain, 3.6 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 supermarket88% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket78% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Plato R-V School District91.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Success R-VI School District6.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Houston R-I School District1% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% 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.

65557 Roby, MO2.8 km away
65570 Success, MO9 km away
65543 Lynchburg, MO13.2 km away
65444 Bucyrus, MO16.9 km away
65484 Huggins, MO18 km away
65470 Falcon, MO18.7 km away
65461 Duke, MO21.7 km away
65660 Graff, 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.

Texas County77.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Pulaski County12.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Laclede County10.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area143.66 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq mi
Population density16 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5122, -92.1709

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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