ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Missouri

ZIP Code 64840: Newton County, MO

ZIP Code 64840 (Newton County, Missouri) has an estimated 3,325 residents in 1,216 households. The median household income is $65,000, the median home value is $225,600 and the median gross rent is $705/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

3,325

Margin of error ±585

Median household income

$65,000

Margin of error ±$9,155

Median home value

$225,600

Margin of error ±$30,953

Median gross rent

$705/mo

Margin of error ±$135

Median age

41.8 yrs

Margin of error ±9.6 yrs

Mean travel time to work

24.4 min

Margin of error ±6.5 min

How ZIP 64840 compares with Missouri and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 6484041.8 yrsMissouri39.0 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 64840$65,000Missouri$70,702United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 64840$31,132Missouri$39,695United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 648407.7%Missouri12.6%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 648404.4%Missouri4.0%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6484023.2%Missouri32.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 64840$225,600Missouri$230,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 64840$705/moMissouri$1,033/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6484072.8%Missouri68.1%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6484024.4 minMissouri23.5 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 648405.4%Missouri13.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 64840

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 64840 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 64840	Margin of error	Missouri	United States
Total population	3,325	±585	6,191,814	334,922,499
Median age	41.8 yrs	±9.6 yrs	39.0 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	1,216	±187	2,508,227	129,227,496
Median household income	$65,000	±$9,155	$70,702	$80,734
Per capita income	$31,132	±$5,763	$39,695	$44,673
Poverty rate	7.7%	±6.6 pts	12.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	±2.5 pts	4.0%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	±5.6 pts	32.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$225,600	±$30,953	$230,300	$332,700
Median gross rent	$705/mo	±$135	$1,033/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	72.8%	±5.9 pts	68.1%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	24.4 min	±6.5 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	5.4%	±3.3 pts	13.0%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 64840
Group	ZIP 64840	Missouri	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	84.7%	76.3%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	10.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	4.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	8.7%	5.2%	19.3%

Where ZIP 64840 is

State: Missouri
Main county: Newton County— also overlaps Jasper County
Largest overlapping place: Diamond (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 52.02 sq mi· about 64 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Newton County

64804 Joplin, MO 64842 Newton County, MO 64844 Newton County, MO 64850 Newton County, MO 64858 Newton County, MO 64865 Newton County, MO 64866 Newton County, MO

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.