ZIP Code 65778 — undefined, MO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 65778 covers MO in Oregon County with a population of about 432.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 44.1 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 417; U.S. House district MO-8; the SPRINGFIELD, MO media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 28.7%; unemployment rate near 13.3%; 17.7% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 16.0 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Retail trade; about 6.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 8.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 152.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $143,400 — about 59% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $415 (about 64% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 48.8% (about 16.6 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 65778 in MO, a household would need roughly $39,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $921. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for MO as Relatively Low (composite score 48.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (60.1) and flood (46.4). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for MO show little to no average snow and around 47.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 20 for ZIP 65778 (MO) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.