ZIP Code 64765 — Metz town, MO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 64765 covers Metz, MO in Vernon County with a population of about 6.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 77.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 417; U.S. House district MO-4; the JOPLIN - PITTSBURG media market.

Metz, MO fits a retirement-oriented profile (high share of residents 65+ (83.3%)). Residents and relocators commonly research healthcare access, everyday amenities (dining, personal services), and housing costs rather than tech or campus life.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare; a mean commute of about 1.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 60.0% (about 5.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Metz town, MO as Relatively Low (composite score 46.0), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (49.8) and hurricane (31.0). 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 Metz town, MO show little to no average snow and around 46.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics for ZIP 64765 (Metz town, MO) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.