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65897 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65897 covers Springfield, Missouri, with a population of about 2,922.

Population
2,92211,145 per square mile
Median age
19.219.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
19

Where 65897 is

Springfield, Missouri — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,922
Median age19.2
Born outside the US1.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)89.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans0%
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$3,166
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes52%

What the homes are

20 or more units100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate21.3%
Works from home5.1%
Drives to work alone61.8%
Takes public transport2.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes2.5% 9.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure15% 19.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.3% 5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.3% 1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression35.9% 14 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis7.2% 17.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication22.8% 51.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.7% 7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening53.3% 32.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability37.8% 23 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.4% 12.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist42.3% 19 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability50% 19.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity36.6% 19.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps32.7% 18.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol13.6% 22.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity22.9% 9.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability20% 11.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport26.6% 17.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness45.8% 11.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use60.3% 15.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)33.8% 17 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.3% 6.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.4% 10.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost42% 29 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.6% 3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments19
People employed353
Annual payroll$4,890,000
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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 75.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss63.5 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 storm98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35.8Very 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$3,166$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%12.4%
Median home value$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$996$1,348
Homeownership67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%35%
Unemployment rate21.3%4.1%5.2%
Works from home5.1%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.3%4.4%13.9%
Median age19.238.938.7
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 US1.9 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 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%.

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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Walkability8.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65806 Springfield, MO1.7 km away
65802 Springfield, MO2.3 km away
65899 Springfield, MO2.5 km away
65898 Springfield, MO2.5 km away
65804 Springfield, MO4.4 km away
65807 Springfield, MO4.4 km away
65809 Springfield, MO6.6 km away
65803 Springfield, MO6.8 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.

Greene County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.26 sq mi
Population density11,145 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1987, -93.2784

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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