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65747 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65747 covers Shell Knob, Missouri, with a population of about 3,957 and a median household income of $51,795.

Population
3,95752 per square mile
Median age
59.721 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,79525% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
12.8%about the US average
Typical home value
$341,172up 26% in five years
Median rent
$77322% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
14.8%20.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.9%23.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
91

Where 65747 is

Shell Knob, 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

Population3,957
Median age59.7
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US3.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%
White (non-Hispanic)79%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%
Veterans15%
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$51,795
Income per person$30,026
Poverty rate12.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k15.5%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k17.2%
$75–100k6.5%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k3.3%
$200k or more2.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,650
Mean adjusted gross income$72,350
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.1%
Returns, under $25k33.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more6.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$252,600
Median gross rent$773
Owner-occupied88.9%
Vacant homes45.5%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house81.3%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units0.4%
Mobile home13.6%
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$341,172as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 113.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$341,172$129,917

$154,337 in 2009 to $341,172 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%
High school diploma or higher90.4%
Works from home13.6%
Drives to work alone65%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.5%
Health

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

Obesity38.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure51.1% 17 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.7% 11.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis44.6% 19.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11% 5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication86.3% 11.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD14% 7.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability45.3% 14.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18% 6.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability14.7% 8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol48.5% 12.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability25.4% 11.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.1% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments91
People employed440
Annual payroll$15,168,000
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 88.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss82 out of 100
Community resilience22.5 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.

Ice storm98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought32.5Relatively 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$51,795$68,920$78,538
Income per person$30,026$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate12.8%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$252,600$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$773$996$1,348
Homeownership88.9%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate7.4%4.1%5.2%
Works from home13.6%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US3.1%4.4%13.9%
Median age59.738.938.7
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 stationCASSVILLE, MO US23.2 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January43.6°F / 23.2°F2.5 in rain
February48.9°F / 26.3°F2.32 in rain
March58°F / 35°F3.88 in rain
April67.3°F / 43.5°F5 in rain
May74.6°F / 53.8°F6.18 in rain
June82.7°F / 62.1°F4.77 in rain
July87°F / 66.2°F4.2 in rain
August86.8°F / 64.6°F3.27 in rain
September79.6°F / 56°F4.56 in rain
October69.6°F / 45.8°F3.77 in rain
November57.2°F / 35°F3.87 in rain
December46.9°F / 26.5°F3.09 in rain
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.

Shell Knob 78 School District61% of this ZIP code's land area
Blue Eye R-V School District27.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Cassville R-IV School District6.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Reeds Spring R-IV School District4.6% 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 status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65658 Golden, MO6 km away
65641 Eagle Rock, MO12.4 km away
65624 Cape Fair, MO13.7 km away
65681 Lampe, MO16.1 km away
65686 Kimberling City, MO16.9 km away
65625 Cassville, MO20.9 km away
72613 Beaver, AR21.7 km away
72631 Eureka Springs, AR23.9 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 County51.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Barry County48.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area76.66 sq mi
Water area15.52 sq mi
Population density52 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.6167, -93.6249

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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