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63473

ZIP 63473 is Williamstown, 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
375
Coordinates
40.2517, -91.7688
☼ Live from 63473 — Williamstown, MO

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Where 63473 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 63473
  • 🔢 Type 63473 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELhEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 63473 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011111110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63472 (Wayland, MO, 15 mi away) and 63474 (Wyaconda, MO, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63473 becomes 37436, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33467, 33476, 33647, 33674, 33764, 34637, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33467 in Lake Worth, FL, 1,154 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯361 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63473 and you would come out at 40.25°S, 88.23°E — 1,079 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 61.9 square miles of land, 63473 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population375This ZIP375
Households168This ZIP168
Housing units294This ZIP294
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,174This ZIP$57,174Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$166,300This ZIP$166,300Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%This ZIP5.4%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$8,084,000This ZIP$8,084,000

Land area

Land area61.88 sq miThis ZIP61.88 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 63473 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lewis County 52.1%
Clark County 47.9%

Other place names in 63473

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

ZIP codes near 63473

ZIPCityDistance
63457 Monticello, MO 6.7 mi
63466 Saint Patrick, MO 8.0 mi
63474 Wyaconda, MO 9.4 mi
63445 Kahoka, MO 10.2 mi
63435 Canton, MO 10.4 mi
63452 Lewistown, MO 11.0 mi
63447 La Belle, MO 13.1 mi
63446 Knox City, MO 14.5 mi
63472 Wayland, MO 14.6 mi
63543 Gorin, MO 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63473?

63473 is in Williamstown, Missouri, in Lewis County, part of the Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2517, -91.7688.

What county is 63473 in?

63473 spans 2 counties: Lewis County and Clark 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 63473?

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

What time zone is 63473 in?

63473 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63473?

About 375 people live in ZIP code 63473, in 168 households, at 6.1 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 63473?

$57,174 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63473?

The closest are 63457 (6.7 mi), 63466 (8 mi), 63474 (9.4 mi), 63445 (10.2 mi) and 63435 (10.4 mi).

Is 63473 a PO Box ZIP code?

63473 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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