Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:46 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:18 am – 4:52 pm
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People1,264 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.6523 householdsMedian household income $54,712Median home value $121,000Median rent $511 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $582 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 369 employedMain industries: education and health care 40%, public administration 21%, retail 8%Average commute 33 minutes73% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 21°F44 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 5 days28 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salem 10 W station, 9 mi away; snow from Licking 4n
Parks and public landsClement (R. F.) Memorial Forest And Wildlife Areastate historic site · 6.0 mi · 513 acresWhite River Trace Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 2,044 acresMark Twain National Forestnational forest · 9.9 mi · 1,509,045 acresQuercus Flatwoods Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 53 acresRyden Cave Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.7 miEck Memorial Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 252 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Jan 199249 mi away, near Linn Creek, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Jan 199249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPhelps County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPhelps County Pwsd 1serves 800 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2024: coliform bacteria, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,183 ft361 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeneral Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital14.8 miPost officeEdgar Springs Post Office1.2 miFire stationEdgar Springs Rural Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field TBN16 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL110 miInterstateI-4415 miUS highwayUS 63under a mileAmtrakJefferson City, MO JEF64 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65462 ZIP area.
