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63438

ZIP 63438 is Durham, Missouri, mostly in Lewis County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lewis +1 more
Metro area
Quincy, IL-MO
Population
232
Coordinates
39.9685, -91.6880
☼ Live from 63438 — Durham, MO

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Where 63438 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 63438
  • 🔢 Type 63438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,438 = 2 × 3 × 97 × 109. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63437 (Clarence, MO, 34 mi away) and 63439 (Emden, MO, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63438 becomes 83436 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newdale, ID, 1,049 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33468, 33486, 33684, 33846, 34638, 34683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83643 in Mesa, ID, 1,301 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯365 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63438 and you would come out at 39.97°S, 88.31°E — 1,096 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 13.2 square miles of land, 63438 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population232This ZIP232
Households81This ZIP81
Housing units125This ZIP125
Median age28.8This ZIP28.8Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$42,188This ZIP$42,188Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$187,500This ZIP$187,500Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density17.6 / sq miThis ZIP17.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$1,123,000This ZIP$1,123,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$9,972,000This ZIP$9,972,000

Land area

Land area13.16 sq miThis ZIP13.16 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 63438 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lewis County 68.1%
Marion County 31.9%

ZIP codes near 63438

ZIPCityDistance
63440 Ewing, MO 2.8 mi
63454 Maywood, MO 3.7 mi
63448 La Grange, MO 8.4 mi
63463 Philadelphia, MO 9.5 mi
63452 Lewistown, MO 9.9 mi
63471 Taylor, MO 10.5 mi
63461 Palmyra, MO 13.5 mi
63457 Monticello, MO 13.7 mi
63434 Bethel, MO 14.3 mi
63447 La Belle, MO 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63438?

63438 is in Durham, Missouri, in Lewis County, part of the Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9685, -91.6880.

What county is 63438 in?

63438 spans 2 counties: Lewis County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Lewis 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 63438?

Durham uses area code 573, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 63438 in?

63438 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63438?

About 232 people live in ZIP code 63438, in 81 households, at 17.6 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 63438?

$42,188 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63438?

The closest are 63440 (2.8 mi), 63454 (3.7 mi), 63448 (8.4 mi), 63463 (9.5 mi) and 63452 (9.9 mi).

Is 63438 a PO Box ZIP code?

63438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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