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63049

ZIP 63049 is High Ridge, Missouri, mostly in Jefferson County; area code 636; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
16,592
Coordinates
38.4780, -90.5286
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Where 63049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 63049
  • 🔢 Type 63049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,049 = 7 × 9007. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63048 (Herculaneum, MO, 17 mi away) and 63050 (Hillsboro, MO, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63049 becomes 94036, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03469, 04693, 04936, 04963, 06349, 06439, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09643 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,455 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯441 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63049 and you would come out at 38.48°S, 89.47°E — 1,212 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 24.9 square miles of land, 63049 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,592This ZIP16,592
Households6,458This ZIP6,458
Housing units6,735This ZIP6,735
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$92,333This ZIP$92,333Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$224,700This ZIP$224,700Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$975This ZIP$975Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density665.6 / sq miThis ZIP665.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments340This ZIP340
Employees3,572This ZIP3,572
Annual payroll$173,203,000This ZIP$173,203,000
Tax returns filed8,500This ZIP8,500
Total adjusted gross income$651,055,000This ZIP$651,055,000

Land area

Land area24.93 sq miThis ZIP24.93 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 63049 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 80.4%
St. Louis County 19.6%

Other place names in 63049

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ZIP codes near 63049

ZIPCityDistance
63026 Fenton, MO 4.1 mi
63025 Eureka, MO 4.8 mi
63088 Valley Park, MO 5.1 mi
63021 Ballwin, MO 6.4 mi
63127 Saint Louis, MO 7.2 mi
63051 House Springs, MO 7.4 mi
63128 Saint Louis, MO 7.7 mi
63052 Imperial, MO 7.8 mi
63010 Arnold, MO 8.1 mi
63022 Ballwin, MO 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63049?

63049 is in High Ridge, Missouri, in Jefferson County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4780, -90.5286.

What county is 63049 in?

63049 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and St. Louis 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 area code is 63049?

High Ridge uses area code 636, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 63049 in?

63049 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63049?

About 16,592 people live in ZIP code 63049, in 6,458 households, at 665.6 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 63049?

$92,333 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63049?

The closest are 63026 (4.1 mi), 63025 (4.8 mi), 63088 (5.1 mi), 63021 (6.4 mi) and 63127 (7.2 mi).

Is 63049 a PO Box ZIP code?

63049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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