| ZIP Codes: | 15 ZIP Codes (14 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 417 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:44 PM |
| Population: | 7,748 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 29153 |
| Land Area: | 753 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 19 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.6546, -92.4302 |
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7,748 residents live across 15 ZIPs covering 753 sq mi, served by 15 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,459 to 7,748 from 2014 to 2024 — a -18.1% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 9 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 65762 (Thornfield, $73,487 median) and poorest ZIP 65655 (Gainesville, $37,337) are 11.7 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $81,700 in 65766 (Udall) to $235,500 in 65762 (Thornfield).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 65618 (Brixey) to 26 in 65676 (Isabella).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.2% bachelor's+ in 65773 (Wasola) to 25.8% in 65762 (Thornfield) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Missouri, this is the #95 most populous of 116 counties and ranks #100 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,726 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (846 of 6,016 reporting).
14 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Ozark County lost 18.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65655 | Gainesville | Standard | 2,435 | $37,337 | 205.8 | -30.6% |
| 65761 | Theodosia | Standard | 1,324 | $43,000 | 106.7 | 21.4% |
| 65637 | Dora | Standard | 1,190 | $50,588 | 141.8 | -13.3% |
| 65609 | Bakersfield | Standard | 733 | $53,571 | 37.4 | 8.6% |
| 65760 | Tecumseh | Standard | 538 | $42,708 | 30.3 | -8.2% |
| 65676 | Isabella | Standard | 461 | $45,170 | 17.8 | -5.7% |
| 65762 | Thornfield | Standard | 445 | $73,487 | 77.4 | 9.3% |
| 65773 | Wasola | Standard | 267 | — | 58.5 | -42.2% |
| 65729 | Pontiac | Standard | 126 | $61,818 | 14.3 | -59.0% |
| 65618 | Brixey | Standard | 110 | — | 36.6 | -71.3% |
| 65766 | Udall | Standard | 77 | — | 6.0 | -43.4% |
| 65784 | Zanoni | Standard | 21 | — | 4.9 | — |
| 65715 | Noble | Standard | 21 | — | 13.8 | -47.5% |
| 65666 | Hardenville | Standard | 0 | — | 1.3 | — |
| 65741 | Rockbridge | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |