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65656 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65656 covers Galena, Missouri, with a population of about 5,224 and a median household income of $64,505.

Population
5,22446 per square mile
Median age
50.511.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,5056% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
15.3%2.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$307,497up 38.8% in five years
Median rent
$83916% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
18.2%16.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.1%19.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
73

Where 65656 is

Galena, 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

Population5,224
Median age50.5
Family households82.6%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)95.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans9.7%
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$64,505
Income per person$29,440
Poverty rate15.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k6.1%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k17.3%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k6.3%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,190
Mean adjusted gross income$58,232
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k34.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$229,000
Median gross rent$839
Rent as a share of household income30.3%
Owner-occupied84.1%
Vacant homes26.5%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house85.3%
Attached house0.4%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home12.9%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$307,497as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 119.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$307,497$113,069

$119,544 in 2009 to $307,497 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home6.9%
Drives to work alone85.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.1%
Health

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

Obesity42.9% 9.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26% 5.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.6% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.1% 12 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.8% 4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.2% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.1% 5.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55% 6.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.4% 11.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.5% 7.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.9% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.1% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments73
People employed281
Annual payroll$12,444,000
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 80.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss80.9 out of 100
Community resilience25.7 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.

Strong wind99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave70.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought39.6Relatively Moderate 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$64,505$68,920$78,538
Income per person$29,440$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate15.3%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$229,000$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$839$996$1,348
Homeownership84.1%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%4.1%5.2%
Works from home6.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%4.4%13.9%
Median age50.538.938.7
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 stationGALENA, MO US1.9 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January45°F / 21.9°F2.48 in rain, 3.6 in snow
February49.7°F / 25.5°F2.68 in rain, 1.1 in snow
March58.9°F / 33.9°F4.39 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April68.5°F / 43.2°F5.12 in rain
May76.6°F / 53.2°F5.46 in rain
June85.1°F / 62.6°F4.28 in rain
July89.3°F / 66.1°F4.14 in rain
August89.2°F / 65.2°F2.98 in rain
September81.7°F / 55.9°F4.28 in rain
October70.4°F / 44.2°F3.69 in rain
November58.2°F / 33°F4.32 in rain
December47.3°F / 25.5°F2.74 in rain, 0.8 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 supermarket14% 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.

Galena R-II School District65.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Reeds Spring R-IV School District26.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Crane R-III School District7.4% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65675 Hurley, MO12.4 km away
65624 Cape Fair, MO12.5 km away
65633 Crane, MO12.6 km away
65728 Ponce De Leon, MO13.1 km away
65737 Reeds Spring, MO18.8 km away
65754 Spokane, MO18.9 km away
65686 Kimberling City, MO20.4 km away
65630 Chestnutridge, MO22.5 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.

Stone County97.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Barry County2.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area114.2 sq mi
Water area5.06 sq mi
Population density46 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8198, -93.4811

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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