Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:46 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:15 am – 4:53 pm
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People2,363 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.31,045 householdsMedian household income $54,028Median home value $117,400Median rent $559 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $724 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.5% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 820 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, farming, forestry and mining 17%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%Average commute 37 minutes87% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 20°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month May6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days36 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winona 3 Sw station, 7 mi away; snow from White Church 6 Nne
Parks and public landsMark Twain National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,509,045 acresBirch Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · within reach · 5,582 acresThomasville Towersitestate conservation land · 6.5 miBarn Hollow Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 109 acresMountain View Towersitestate conservation land · 14.7 miButtin Rock Accessstate recreation area · 17.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 22 Aug 200039 mi away, near Maynard, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Nov 202229 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowShannon County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription30% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBirch Tree PWSserves 679 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation959 ft292 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Saint Francis Hospital12.2 miPost officeBirch Tree Post Office4.1 miFire stationBirch Tree Volunteer Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthwest Baptist University - Mountain View Campus12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field TBN66 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL140 miUS highwayUS 604.6 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF63 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65438 ZIP area.
