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65762 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65762 covers Thornfield, Missouri, with a population of about 469.

Population
4696 per square mile
Median age
41.52.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
24.5%12.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$234,086up 41.9% in five years
Degree or higher
24.1%10.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.4%26.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 65762 is

Thornfield, 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

Population469
Median age41.5
Family households88.3%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)89.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans10.5%
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

Income per person$21,662
Poverty rate24.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k16.7%
$25–30k6.8%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k15.4%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k4.9%
$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 filed170
Mean adjusted gross income$49,524
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k41.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k23.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$207,900
Rent as a share of household income22.1%
Owner-occupied91.4%
Vacant homes16.1%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house86%
Mobile home14%
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$234,086as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$234,086$102,688

$102,688 in 2017 to $234,086 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%
High school diploma or higher92%
Works from home10.3%
Drives to work alone71.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.9%
Health

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

Obesity43.4% 10 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.7% 6.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.9% 10.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26% 4.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity38.7% 13.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.3% 14.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.8% 5.6 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 screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.3% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.3% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD15.3% 8.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.6% 11.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability47.5% 16.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.9% 7.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73% 2.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability25.8% 11.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.6% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.7% 12.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed10
Annual payroll$261,000
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 65.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57.7 out of 100
Community resilience0.8 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 storm96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought49.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.2Very 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$68,920$78,538
Income per person$21,662$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate24.5%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$207,900$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$996$1,348
Homeownership91.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%4.1%5.2%
Works from home10.3%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%4.4%13.9%
Median age41.538.938.7
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 stationWASOLA 5N, MO US19.9 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January43.7°F / 22.5°F2.96 in rain
February48.7°F / 26°F2.87 in rain
March58.1°F / 34.3°F3.88 in rain
April68.3°F / 43.9°F5.16 in rain
May75.2°F / 53.3°F5.26 in rain
June83°F / 62.1°F3.47 in rain
July87.4°F / 65.9°F4.12 in rain
August87°F / 64.5°F3.24 in rain
September79.7°F / 56.4°F4.02 in rain
October69.1°F / 45.5°F4.28 in rain
November56.9°F / 34.8°F4.17 in rain
December46.6°F / 26.2°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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Thornfield R-I School District80.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Gainesville R-V School District19.1% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65715 Noble, MO9.3 km away
65761 Theodosia, MO11.7 km away
65676 Isabella, MO13.2 km away
65773 Wasola, MO15 km away
65755 Squires, MO19.1 km away
65729 Pontiac, MO19.6 km away
65618 Brixey, MO23.7 km away
65655 Gainesville, MO23.8 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.

Ozark County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area75.4 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.6875, -92.6534

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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