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63042

ZIP 63042 is Hazelwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Louis
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
17,813
Coordinates
38.7813, -90.3791
☼ Live from 63042 — Hazelwood, MO

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Where 63042 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 63042
  • 🔢 Type 63042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,042 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63041 (Grubville, MO, 40 mi away) and 63043 (Maryland Heights, MO, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63042 becomes 24036 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 576 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04623 in Columbia Falls, ME, 1,233 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯444 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63042 and you would come out at 38.78°S, 89.62°E — 1,203 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 10.4 square miles of land, 63042 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,813This ZIP17,813
Households8,593This ZIP8,593
Housing units9,465This ZIP9,465
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$49,453This ZIP$49,453Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$149,400This ZIP$149,400Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$976This ZIP$976Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density1,720.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,720.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments666This ZIP666
Employees18,020This ZIP18,020
Annual payroll$1,155,913,000This ZIP$1,155,913,000
Tax returns filed9,200This ZIP9,200
Total adjusted gross income$444,974,000This ZIP$444,974,000

Land area

Land area10.36 sq miThis ZIP10.36 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 63042

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 63042

ZIPCityDistance
63031 Florissant, MO 2.5 mi
63044 Bridgeton, MO 2.8 mi
63134 Saint Louis, MO 3.4 mi
63074 Saint Ann, MO 3.8 mi
63140 Saint Louis, MO 4.1 mi
63045 Earth City, MO 4.6 mi
63135 Saint Louis, MO 4.8 mi
63043 Maryland Heights, MO 5.4 mi
63302 Saint Charles, MO 5.5 mi
63114 Saint Louis, MO 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63042?

63042 is in Hazelwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7813, -90.3791.

What county is 63042 in?

63042 lies in St. Louis County.

What time zone is 63042 in?

63042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63042?

About 17,813 people live in ZIP code 63042, in 8,593 households, at 1,720.2 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 63042?

$49,453 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63042?

The closest are 63031 (2.5 mi), 63044 (2.8 mi), 63134 (3.4 mi), 63074 (3.8 mi) and 63140 (4.1 mi).

Is 63042 a PO Box ZIP code?

63042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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