65230 ZIP Code, Armstrong, MO

65230 is a ZIP code in Armstrong, Missouri — mostly in Howard County (79% of its land), with smaller parts in Randolph County. It covers 65 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 65257, 65254 and 65248. 591 people live here in 215 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (87%). Median household income is $51,607, below the Missouri median of $70,702; 49% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents591
Households215
Median household income$51,607
Income per person$24,821
Median age33.6
Homeowners87.4%
Median home value$77,100
Median rent$913
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%
Average commute (minutes)25.5
Households with kids under 1848.8%
Moved in the past year10.5%
Below the poverty line16.6%
Broadband internet99.1%
Speak a non-English language at home0.0%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K3.7%
$10–15K0.0%
$15–25K1.4%
$25–35K23.3%
$35–50K19.5%
$50–75K24.7%
$75–100K15.3%
$100–150K5.6%
$150–200K3.7%
$200K+2.8%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1021.5%
10–1913.0%
20–243.7%
25–3414.6%
35–4416.1%
45–549.8%
55–648.8%
65–748.1%
75+4.4%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage37.3%
Owned outright20.7%
Rented8.3%
Vacant33.6%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house90.1%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units0.0%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other9.9%

Businesses in 65230

3 business establishments with 26 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

65230 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 256 residential and 5 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 65230

65230 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R)) with 256 residential and 5 business mailboxes. Routes range from 256 homes (R011) to 256 homes (R011); the median route has 256 homes. The Census counted 215 households in 65230 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4991
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 65230

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R011Rural2565$55,100———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 65230 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

Areas that include 65230

Mail every home in 65230

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 65230, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 65230 in?
65230 is a Armstrong, MO mailing address. By land area, 1% lies inside Armstrong; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 65230 in?
65230 is mostly in Howard County (79% of its land), with smaller parts in Randolph County.
What is the population of 65230?
About 591 people (±166), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 650.
What is the median household income in 65230?
$51,607 (±$18,745), compared with $70,702 for Missouri as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 65230?
1 USPS carrier routes with 256 residential and 5 business mailboxes (261 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 65230?
The closest, measured center to center: 65257 (7.9 mi, Higbee), 65254 (10.4 mi, Glasgow), 65248 (10.6 mi, Fayette), 65281 (13.4 mi, Salisbury), 65244 (13.5 mi, Clifton Hill) and 65259 (14.2 mi, Huntsville).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.