ZIP Code 65897 — Springfield city, MO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 65897 covers Springfield, MO in Greene County with a population of about 2,922.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 19.2 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 417; U.S. House district MO-7; the SPRINGFIELD, MO media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 100.0%; unemployment rate near 21.3%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Food services, and Retail trade; about 5.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.1 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Springfield city, MO as Relatively Moderate (composite score 90.1), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (88.8) and wildfire (72.4). 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 Springfield city, MO show limited published climate normals on US5.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 132 for ZIP 65897 (Springfield city, 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.