| City: | Columbia, Missouri |
| County: | Boone County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 12:35:38 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 235 / 573 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.9518, -92.3336 |
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ZIP 65205 in Columbia, Missouri handles PO Box service for the downtown area. The post office maintains 821 PO Boxes serving both local residents and businesses in the Second Ward neighborhood. Despite its P classification (PO Box only), this isn't an isolated community—it's surrounded by ZIP 65203, which provides street delivery to the same geographic area.
The 748 businesses using this ZIP rely on downtown PO Box addresses while operating on E Walnut Street and surrounding areas. This arrangement is common in urban cores where PO Boxes offer mail stability as businesses change locations. The post office operates within walking distance of Columbia Mall and the University of Missouri campus, making it accessible to the broader metro area of over 120,000 residents.
The ZIP 4 data shows only one street (E Walnut Street) with 160 unit-based records, indicating this is the post office's physical location rather than a diverse delivery area. The single-street pattern confirms this is purely a PO Box facility serving the downtown Columbia business district.
ZIP Code 65205 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 43 business establishments, employing about 460 people with an annual payroll of $16,490,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 6,131Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 43Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $4,429,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $16,490,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 460Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 65205 is located in Boone County, Missouri, within the Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 17860) and Missouri's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 212,850 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 65205. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Columbia, MOSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 17860Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 212,850Source: Census |
| MSA: | Columbia, MO MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 14401.38 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2915670Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Columbia city; MissouriSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 65205 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.