Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 63638 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 63638 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEgEg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 63,638 = 2 × 47 × 677. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111100010010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63637 (Doe Run, MO, 44 mi away) and 63640 (Farmington, MO, 52 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 63638 becomes 83636 — and that is a real ZIP code: Letha, ID, 1,416 miles away.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33686, 36863, 38366, 38663, 63368, 63386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83636 in Letha, ID, 1,416 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯447 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63638 and you would come out at 37.21°S, 88.98°E — 1,256 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
- 📏 At 295.3 square miles of land, 63638 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 224 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,489This ZIP2,489 |
|---|---|
| Households | 873This ZIP873 |
| Housing units | 1,278This ZIP1,278 |
| Median age | 44.3This ZIP44.3Missouri39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $55,257This ZIP$55,257Missouri$70,702US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $137,500This ZIP$137,500Missouri$230,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $656This ZIP$656Missouri$1,033US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.4%This ZIP13.4% |
| Mean commute | 25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min |
| Population density | 8.4 / sq miThis ZIP8.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 73This ZIP73 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 714This ZIP714 |
| Annual payroll | $34,310,000This ZIP$34,310,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,070This ZIP1,070 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $54,059,000This ZIP$54,059,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 295.32 sq miThis ZIP295.32 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi |
Counties 63638 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Reynolds County | 82.0% |
| Shannon County | 18.0% |
Other place names in 63638
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 63638
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
63665 | Redford, MO | 11.0 mi |
63666 | Reynolds, MO | 13.2 mi |
63633 | Centerville, MO | 15.7 mi |
63629 | Bunker, MO | 16.7 mi |
63965 | Van Buren, MO | 17.3 mi |
63957 | Piedmont, MO | 18.7 mi |
63675 | Vulcan, MO | 19.1 mi |
65466 | Eminence, MO | 20.2 mi |
63654 | Lesterville, MO | 20.8 mi |
65588 | Winona, MO | 22.9 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 63638 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 63638?
63638 is in Ellington, Missouri, in Reynolds County. Its published point location is 37.2149, -91.0191.
What county is 63638 in?
63638 spans 2 counties: Reynolds County and Shannon County. Most of it falls in Reynolds 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 63638?
Ellington uses area code 573, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 63638 in?
63638 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 63638?
About 2,489 people live in ZIP code 63638, in 873 households, at 8.4 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 63638?
$55,257 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.
What ZIP codes are near 63638?
The closest are 63665 (11 mi), 63666 (13.2 mi), 63633 (15.7 mi), 63629 (16.7 mi) and 63965 (17.3 mi).
Is 63638 a PO Box ZIP code?
63638 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “63638 ZIP Code — Ellington, Missouri (Reynolds County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/63638
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/63638.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.