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63462

ZIP 63462 is Perry, Missouri, mostly in Ralls County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ralls +1 more
Metro area
Hannibal, MO
Population
1,335
Coordinates
39.4192, -91.7011
☼ Live from 63462 — Perry, MO

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Where 63462 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 63462
  • 🔢 Type 63462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,462 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1511. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63461 (Palmyra, MO, 28 mi away) and 63463 (Philadelphia, MO, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63462 becomes 26436 — and that is a real ZIP code: Smithburg, WV, 586 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23466, 23664, 24366, 26346, 26436, 26463, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34266 in Arcadia, FL, 1,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯367 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63462 and you would come out at 39.42°S, 88.30°E — 1,121 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 124.5 square miles of land, 63462 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,335This ZIP1,335
Households621This ZIP621
Housing units963This ZIP963
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,205This ZIP$51,205Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$156,700This ZIP$156,700Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$688This ZIP$688Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density10.7 / sq miThis ZIP10.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees355This ZIP355
Annual payroll$15,614,000This ZIP$15,614,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$50,882,000This ZIP$50,882,000

Land area

Land area124.50 sq miThis ZIP124.50 sq mi
Water area7.86 sq miThis ZIP7.86 sq mi

Counties 63462 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ralls County 58.7%
Monroe County 41.3%

Other place names in 63462

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ZIP codes near 63462

ZIPCityDistance
65282 Santa Fe, MO 7.8 mi
65283 Stoutsville, MO 9.2 mi
63436 Center, MO 10.3 mi
63345 Farber, MO 12.0 mi
63352 Laddonia, MO 12.1 mi
65280 Rush Hill, MO 13.1 mi
63382 Vandalia, MO 13.5 mi
65275 Paris, MO 15.9 mi
63456 Monroe City, MO 16.3 mi
65265 Mexico, MO 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63462?

63462 is in Perry, Missouri, in Ralls County, part of the Hannibal, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4192, -91.7011.

What county is 63462 in?

63462 spans 2 counties: Ralls County and Monroe County. Most of it falls in Ralls 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 63462?

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

What time zone is 63462 in?

63462 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63462?

About 1,335 people live in ZIP code 63462, in 621 households, at 10.7 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 63462?

$51,205 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63462?

The closest are 65282 (7.8 mi), 65283 (9.2 mi), 63436 (10.3 mi), 63345 (12 mi) and 63352 (12.1 mi).

Is 63462 a PO Box ZIP code?

63462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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