ZIP Code 65473 — Fort Leonard Wood CDP, MO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 65473 covers Fort Leonard Wood, MO in Pulaski County with a population of about 15,322.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 20.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 573; U.S. House district MO-4; the SPRINGFIELD, MO media market.

Fort Leonard Wood, MO reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (base-related place names in city/county context). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 65473 is about $68,528 — about 9% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 5.5%; unemployment rate near 3.6%; 29.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 4.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Food services, and Public administration; about 15.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (roughly in line with 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 median gross rent around $1,116 (about 4% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.3% (about 65.1 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Leonard Wood CDP, MO as Relatively Low (composite score 60.5), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (62.5) and flood (62.4). 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 Fort Leonard Wood CDP, MO show little to no average snow and around 46.8 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 693 for ZIP 65473 (Fort Leonard Wood CDP, 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.