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63028

ZIP 63028 is Festus, Missouri, mostly in Jefferson County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +2 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
28,457
Coordinates
38.1429, -90.3921
☼ Live from 63028 — Festus, MO

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Where 63028 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 63028
  • 🔢 Type 63028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,028 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 2251. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63026 (Fenton, MO, 25 mi away) and 63030 (Fletcher, MO, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63028 becomes 82036, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 1,396 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯455 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63028 and you would come out at 38.14°S, 89.61°E — 1,233 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 125.8 square miles of land, 63028 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,457This ZIP28,457
Households11,061This ZIP11,061
Housing units11,640This ZIP11,640
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,737This ZIP$79,737Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$240,000This ZIP$240,000Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density226.2 / sq miThis ZIP226.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments610This ZIP610
Employees7,737This ZIP7,737
Annual payroll$393,196,000This ZIP$393,196,000
Tax returns filed13,590This ZIP13,590
Total adjusted gross income$1,019,087,000This ZIP$1,019,087,000

Land area

Land area125.79 sq miThis ZIP125.79 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi

Counties 63028 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 83.2%
Ste. Genevieve County 16.3%
St. Francois County 0.5%

Other place names in 63028

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ZIP codes near 63028

ZIPCityDistance
63019 Crystal City, MO 6.2 mi
63047 Hematite, MO 6.3 mi
63048 Herculaneum, MO 8.1 mi
63065 Mapaville, MO 8.8 mi
62295 Valmeyer, IL 9.9 mi
63020 De Soto, MO 10.1 mi
63070 Pevely, MO 10.1 mi
63087 Valles Mines, MO 10.3 mi
62256 Maeystown, IL 10.5 mi
63627 Bloomsdale, MO 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63028?

63028 is in Festus, Missouri, in Jefferson County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1429, -90.3921.

What county is 63028 in?

63028 spans 3 counties: Jefferson County, Ste. Genevieve County and St. Francois County. Most of it falls in Jefferson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 63028 in?

63028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63028?

About 28,457 people live in ZIP code 63028, in 11,061 households, at 226.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 63028?

$79,737 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63028?

The closest are 63019 (6.2 mi), 63047 (6.3 mi), 63048 (8.1 mi), 63065 (8.8 mi) and 62295 (9.9 mi).

Is 63028 a PO Box ZIP code?

63028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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