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Where 63539 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.
- 🔢 Type 63539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESEg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 63,539 = 7 × 29 × 313. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111100000110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63538 (Elmer, MO, 5 mi away) and 63540 (Gibbs, MO, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 63539 becomes 93536 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lancaster, CA, 1,447 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33569, 33596, 33956, 33965, 35963, 36539, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95363 in Patterson, CA, 1,540 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
- 🎯308 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63539 and you would come out at 39.93°S, 87.23°E — 1,056 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
- 📏 At 59.4 square miles of land, 63539 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 259This ZIP259 |
|---|---|
| Households | 107This ZIP107 |
| Housing units | 197This ZIP197 |
| Median age | 41.5This ZIP41.5Missouri39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $35,417This ZIP$35,417Missouri$70,702US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $95,600This ZIP$95,600Missouri$230,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.7%This ZIP12.7% |
| Mean commute | 33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min |
| Population density | 4.4 / sq miThis ZIP4.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 59.43 sq miThis ZIP59.43 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
Other place names in 63539
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 63539
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
63538 | Elmer, MO | 5.1 mi |
63557 | New Boston, MO | 7.0 mi |
64631 | Bucklin, MO | 8.6 mi |
63566 | Winigan, MO | 12.1 mi |
63558 | New Cambria, MO | 12.3 mi |
63534 | Callao, MO | 14.5 mi |
63532 | Bevier, MO | 15.2 mi |
63549 | La Plata, MO | 16.0 mi |
63530 | Atlanta, MO | 17.3 mi |
64628 | Brookfield, MO | 17.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 63539?
63539 is in Ethel, Missouri, in Macon County. Its published point location is 39.9256, -92.7689.
What county is 63539 in?
63539 lies in Macon County.
What area code is 63539?
Ethel uses area code 660, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 63539 in?
63539 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 63539?
About 259 people live in ZIP code 63539, in 107 households, at 4.4 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 63539?
$35,417 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.
What ZIP codes are near 63539?
The closest are 63538 (5.1 mi), 63557 (7 mi), 64631 (8.6 mi), 63566 (12.1 mi) and 63558 (12.3 mi).
Is 63539 a PO Box ZIP code?
63539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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