Rush Hill, MO · standard
ZIP Code 65280
Audrain County, Missouri — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 243
- 5/sq mi
- $93,036
- Median income
- 27.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Rush Hill pairs an upper-quartile household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 24%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 65280 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 65280 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 50.6 square miles in Rush Hill, Audrain County, Missouri. The area is home to 243 residents, producing a population density of 5 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 65280 against Missouri and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 65280 sits at $93,036 (39% above the Missouri average), while per-capita income is $38,661. The poverty rate stands at 6.6% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 85.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 65280 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 27.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 59.9, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Audrain County, so you can benchmark 65280 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 65280, Rush Hill, MO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
243
Population
50.6
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 65280?
59.9
Median Age
57.0%
Male
43.0%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$93,036
Median Household Income
+39% vs state
$38,661
Per Capita Income
6.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 65280 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$93,036 Top 24% higher than 76% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
57
Total Housing Units
47
Occupied Units
10
Vacant Units
2.57
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 65280 vs 65232 →
ZIP 65280 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 65265
Mexico (65265)
15,409 residents
- 63352 1,078
Laddonia (63352)
1,078 residents
- 65232 249
Benton City (65232)
249 residents
- 65280 243
Rush Hill (65280)
243 residents
- 65282 178
Santa Fe (65282)
178 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 65280 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 65280 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 65280
Rush Hill (65280)
$93,036 median income
- 65232
Benton City (65232)
$83,542 median income
- 65265
Mexico (65265)
$56,969 median income
- 63352
Laddonia (63352)
$54,485 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 65280 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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