Postal Codes

65806 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65806 covers Springfield, Missouri, with a population of about 14,049 and a median household income of $28,450.

Population
14,0496,579 per square mile
Median age
25.213.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$28,45059% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
44.7%32.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$138,154up 30% in five years
Median rent
$84016% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
21.9%13.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
12.4%52.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
494

Where 65806 is

Springfield, 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

Population14,049
Median age25.2
Family households23.8%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.7%
White (non-Hispanic)74.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Veterans3%
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$28,450
Income per person$20,784
Poverty rate44.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.1%
$10–15k12.4%
$15–20k10.2%
$20–25k8.1%
$25–30k9.1%
$30–35k6.9%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k7.5%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k3.3%
$100–125k3.6%
$125–150k1.2%
$150–200k1.1%
$200k or more1.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,360
Mean adjusted gross income$34,317
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.9%
Returns, under $25k50.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k34.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k2.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k2.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$85,700
Median gross rent$840
Rent as a share of household income37.6%
Owner-occupied12.4%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house32.7%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units9%
5 to 19 units25.8%
20 or more units30.3%
Mobile home0.6%
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$138,154as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 132.4%
Typical asking rent$988as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$138,250$53,141

$70,472 in 2008 to $138,154 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$988$839

$839 in 2022 to $988 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%
High school diploma or higher86.8%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone71.8%
Takes public transport3.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.4% 6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.2% 7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.2% 6.9 pts below 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)12.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.9% 8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication62.9% 11.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening68.3% 17.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability28.2% 13.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.5% 12.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.5% 15.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.7% 14 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.5% 10.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol27.9% 8.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport17.6% 8.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.3% 9.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)25.8% 9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat16.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.8% 13.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments494
People employed7,670
Annual payroll$436,934,000
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 30.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss28.7 out of 100
Community resilience50.1 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 storm92.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave41.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding20.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide14.9Very 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$28,450$68,920$78,538
Income per person$20,784$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate44.7%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$85,700$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$840$996$1,348
Homeownership12.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%4.1%5.2%
Works from home8.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%4.4%13.9%
Median age25.238.938.7
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 stationSPRINGFIELD WBO, MO US0.4 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January43.4°F / 22.5°F2.44 in rain
February48.2°F / 26.2°F2.42 in rain
March57.9°F / 34.9°F3.72 in rain
April67.4°F / 44.2°F5.2 in rain
May75.3°F / 55.9°F6.05 in rain
June84°F / 63.8°F4.94 in rain
July88.2°F / 68°F3.87 in rain
August88°F / 66.5°F3.57 in rain
September80.8°F / 58.2°F4.45 in rain
October69.2°F / 46.3°F3.6 in rain
November57°F / 35.3°F3.61 in rain
December45.7°F / 26.5°F2.64 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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% 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%.

Springfield R-XII School District100% 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 vulnerability77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Walkability9.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65802 Springfield, MO1 km away
65898 Springfield, MO1.4 km away
65897 Springfield, MO1.7 km away
65899 Springfield, MO4.1 km away
65807 Springfield, MO4.2 km away
65804 Springfield, MO5.8 km away
65803 Springfield, MO6.3 km away
65801 Springfield, MO7.4 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.

Greene County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.14 sq mi
Population density6,579 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2031, -93.2971

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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