ZIP Code 64848 — La Russell city, MO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 64848 covers La Russell, MO in Lawrence County with a population of about 692.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 21.8 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.

Median household income in ZIP 64848 is about $95,114 — about 27% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 2.5%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 13.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 20.7 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Wholesale trade, and Agriculture; about 8.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 6.7 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 97.9% (about 32.5 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for La Russell city, MO as Relatively Low (composite score 66.2), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (67.2) and wildfire (53.4). 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 La Russell city, MO show little to no average snow and around 45.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 31 for ZIP 64848 (La Russell 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.