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ZIP Code64848

La Russell, MO

Jasper County · Missouri · United States
Home to 692 people across 42.356 square miles.

CentralOwner-majority19 ZIPs in county

At a glance

64848 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
692
±375 · 26th pctile nationally
Median household income
$95,114
US median $70,109 · top 25%
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
21.8
US median 42 years
Population density
16/mi²
bottom 25% most dense
Land area
42.356 mi²
plus 0.284 mi² water

Location

Where 64848 is

37.185314, -93.995267 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.185314, -93.995267
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyJasper County
StateMissouri (MO)
Land area42.356 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Dallas, TX343.4 mi
Chicago, IL469.0 mi
Houston, TX519.1 mi
Atlanta, GA590.1 mi

People

Who lives in 64848

692 residents in 188 households, averaging 3.68 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 39.0% of residents, and 76.1% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1839.0%
18-2414.3%
25-345.3%
35-4410.4%
45-5416.8%
55-645.2%
65+9.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households188
Average household size3.68
Family households76.1%
Living alone23.9%
Median age21.8 years
Households with internet83.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White99.9%
Two or more0.1%

Income & work

What people earn in 64848

The median household here earns $95,114 a year, above the US median of $70,109, which puts 64848 ahead of 80% of American ZIP codes. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income$95,114
LowestHighest
Higher than 80% of all US ZIP codes.
Median household income$95,114 ±$67,275
Per capita income$40,556
Poverty rate2.5%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation76.9%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k2.7%
$25-50k3.7%
$50-75k32.4%
$75-100k22.3%
$100-150k3.7%
$150-200k17.6%
$200k+17.6%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 13.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 68.7% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 64848

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1979
Housing units204
Vacancy rate7.8%

Own vs. rent

Of 188 occupied units

Owner-occupied97.9%
Renter-occupied2.1%
Owner households184
Renter households4

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family84.3%
20+ units15.7%

Getting to work

How 64848 commutes

56.2% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 23.2 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone56.2%
Carpooled35.2%
Worked from home8.5%

Travel time

Mean commute 23.2 minutes

<10 min42.2%
10-192.8%
20-2918.6%
30-4419.9%
45-5915.8%
60+0.6%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 64848

ZIP code 64848 is assigned to La Russell, MO, and falls within Jasper County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 692 people live inside it.

At 16 residents per square mile spread over 42.356 square miles, 64848 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Household earnings run above the national median. At $95,114, 64848 sits comfortably in the upper half, ahead of 80% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.

Living here

What life in La Russell looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 84.3% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1979, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 21.8 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.68 people on average, with 76.1% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 23.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 56.2% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in La Russell, MO

64848 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Dallas, TX is about 343.4 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 64848 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 64848 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 64848 offers a compact profile of La Russell: 692 residents, a median household income of $95,114, 13.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 64848 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in La Russell may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 64848

What city is ZIP code 64848 in?
64848 serves La Russell, Missouri, in Jasper County, United States.
What is the population of 64848?
About 692 people live in ZIP code 64848, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±375. That works out to roughly 16 people per square mile.
What is the average income in 64848?
The median household income in 64848 is $95,114 per year, compared with a US median of $70,109. Per capita income is $40,556. Median income is more representative than an average because it isn't skewed by a small number of very high earners.
Is 64848 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 13.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 21.8. The average commute is 23.2 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 64848 in?
64848 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 64848?
ZIP code 64848 covers 42.356 square miles of land plus 0.284 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 64848 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 64848 reads as a rural area. It holds 16 people per square mile across 42.356 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 64848?
The average one-way commute from 64848 takes about 23.2 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 56.2% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 64848?
About 352 residents of 64848 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 76.9% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 64848?
Accommodation in and around La Russell, MO ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 64848 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists La Russell as the primary place and Jasper County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 64848 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64848. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 64848, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.