ZIP Code 65401 — Rolla city, MO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 65401 covers Rolla, MO in Phelps County with a population of about 32,476.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 32.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 573; U.S. House district MO-8; the ST. LOUIS media market.

Median household income in ZIP 65401 is about $52,768 — about 30% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 17.8%; unemployment rate near 3.5%; 35.7% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 2.0 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Healthcare, 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 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $206,500 — about 41% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $584 (about 50% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 56.1% (about 9.3 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 65401 in Rolla, MO, a household would need roughly $57,000 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 $1,327. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($52,768). 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 Rolla city, MO as Relatively Low (composite score 53.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (57.9) and flood (52.4). 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 Rolla city, MO show little to no average snow and around 47.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1,468 for ZIP 65401 (Rolla 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.