ZIP 65559 · St. James, MO

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 65559: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Missouri governments, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 65559?
65559 is served by the State of Missouri, St. James School District R 1, Phelps County, the City of St. James and Maries County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Missouri spent $47.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), St. James School District R 1 spent $35.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Phelps County spent $413 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), City of St. James spent $4.2 million (fiscal year ended April 30, 2024) and Maries County spent $4.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 65559?
Of the governments serving 65559, State of Missouri collected $46.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), St. James School District R 1 collected $6.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Phelps County collected $5.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Maries County collected $1.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and City of St. James collected $309 thousand (fiscal year ended April 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 65559.

See another ZIP code

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Phelps County, Maries County, St. James and St. James School District R 1

Why not this year? Missouri governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 65559

State of Missouri$46.1 million

0.1% of its $46.1 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

St. James School District R 1$6.0 million

25% of its $23.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Phelps County$5.1 million

1.4% of its $373 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Maries County$1.0 million

21% of its $4.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

City of St. James$309 thousand

8.4% of its $3.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended April 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Phelps County

$413 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 79% of this ZIP is in Phelps County.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)85%Fines and other8.7%County taxes5.2%Federal tax money1.0%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Phelps County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Full Phelps County breakdown

County taxes5.2%

Sales tax
3.8%$14.1 million
Property tax
1.4%$5.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$317 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; road charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$312 million
  • Road charges$3.6 million
  • Other service charges$954 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.0%$3.7 million

State tax money0.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.2%$709 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$31.5 million
Fines
0.3%$955 thousand
Phelps County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals86%Running the government and other costs7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Roads, transit and parking1.6%Interest on debt0.4%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

86%

of Phelps County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Full Phelps County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
86%$356 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$355 million
  • Public health$995 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$32.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$27.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$307 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$15.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$15.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$219 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$1.6 million
Social services
0.1%$468 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$468 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Phelps County page →

Maries County

$4.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Maries County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes51%Federal tax money18%State tax money17%Fines and other13%Fees for services (road charges)0.9%Local tax money0.3%
Full Maries County breakdown

What stands out

26%

of Maries County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes51%

Sales tax
26%$1.2 million
Property tax
21%$1.0 million
Other taxes
4.0%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$188 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
18%$847 thousand

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$801 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$15 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$647 thousand
Maries County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs29%Sent to other local governments0.8%Environment and natural resources0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Maries County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Full Maries County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$183 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$71 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$532 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$422 thousand
  • Government buildings$161 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$33 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Maries County page →

Your city

City of St. James

$4.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended April 30, 2024.

About 18% of this ZIP is in St. James.

Where the money comes from

City taxes72%Fees for services (parks and recreation)22%State tax money5.9%Fines and other0.7%
Full St. James breakdown

What stands out

29%

of St. James' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes72%

Other taxes
35%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$779 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$452 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
29%$1.0 million
Property tax
8.4%$309 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$797 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$540 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.9%$216 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$18 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand
St. James page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs48%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

20%

of St. James' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Full St. James breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$814 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$854 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$725 thousand
  • Libraries$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$796 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$796 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$526 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$526 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$30 thousand
St. James page →

Your schools

St. James School District R 1

$35.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

About 91% of this ZIP is in St. James School District R 1.

Where the money comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes25%Federal tax money11%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services3.7%County and local tax money0.6%
Full St. James School District R 1 breakdown

School district taxes25%

Property tax
25%$6.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$52

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$880 thousand

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$2.5 million

State tax money53%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
53%$12.6 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$143 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$1.7 million
St. James School District R 1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges64%Debt payments (principal and interest)36%Sent to other local governments0.4%
Full St. James School District R 1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
64%$22.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
36%$12.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$136 thousand
St. James School District R 1 page →

Your state

State of Missouri

$47.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money43%State taxes39%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)9.3%Fines and other8.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Missouri's money comes from federal tax money.A typical state government gets 35%.

Full Missouri breakdown

State taxes39%

Individual income tax
17%$7.75 billion
Sales tax
11%$5.26 billion
Other taxes
6.7%$3.08 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 14 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.03 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$552 million
  • Amusement taxes$385 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$317 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$232 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$224 million
  • Other licenses$101 million
  • Tobacco taxes$87.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$49.0 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$43.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$23.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16.3 million
  • Driver's licenses$16.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.6%$1.65 billion
Property tax
0.1%$46.1 million

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$4.30 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$1.78 billion
  • College tuition$1.27 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.03 billion
  • Other service charges$177 million
  • Housing$24.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12.7 million
  • Road charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Other education charges$98 thousand
  • Water$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money43%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
43%$19.9 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$228 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$3.82 billion
Fines
<0.1%$14.6 million
Missouri page →

Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments19%Health and hospitals17%Schools and colleges12%Running the government and other costs7.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

17%

of Missouri's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Missouri breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$15.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$15.6 billion
  • Welfare institutions$93.0 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$49.0 million
  • Veterans' services$8.8 million
Sent to local governments
19%$8.83 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.77 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$288 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$175 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$171 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$140 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$71.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$55.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$49.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$25.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$18.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$14.9 million
  • Sent to the federal government$13.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$11.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$9.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$315 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$8.09 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.83 billion
  • Public health$3.26 billion
Schools and colleges
12%$5.77 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$3.13 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.11 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$801 million
  • Other education$729 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$3.30 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.25 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$638 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 million
  • Government buildings$103 million
  • Other government administration$53.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$2.56 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.55 billion
  • Public transit$9.1 million
  • Airports$991 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$1.83 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$827 million
  • Police$431 million
  • Courts and legal services$356 million
  • Inspections and regulation$111 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$109 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$493 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$493 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$404 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$300 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$84.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74.4 million
  • Libraries$9.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
Missouri page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Missouri. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

St. James School District R 1. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Phelps County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of St. James. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

Maries County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

How these figures are counted. Missouri school district figures are from each district's Annual Secretary of the Board Report to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for fiscal year 2025 (the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025). They are on a cash basis and cover the district's four governmental funds: general, teachers, debt service and capital projects. Construction is counted as spending in the year it is paid, and bond proceeds and other borrowing are not counted as revenue, so a building year can show more spending than revenue. Debt payments include principal as well as interest, and tuition and other payments to other districts are shown as money sent to other governments.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.