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63703

ZIP 63703 is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County; area codes 573 and 235; Central time. Cape Girardeau has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 63701 and 63702.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Population
8,201
Coordinates
37.2749, -89.5400
☼ Live from 63703 — Cape Girardeau, MO

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Where 63703 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 63703
  • 🔢 Type 63703 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOLEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 63703 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100011010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63702 (Cape Girardeau, MO, 5 mi away) and 63730 (Advance, MO, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63703 becomes 30736 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ringgold, GA, 296 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06373, 30673, 30736, 33067, 33076, 33607, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06373 in Oneco, CT, 992 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯519 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63703 and you would come out at 37.27°S, 90.46°E — 1,309 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 12.9 square miles of land, 63703 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,201This ZIP8,201
Households3,404This ZIP3,404
Housing units3,951This ZIP3,951
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$38,695This ZIP$38,695Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$122,200This ZIP$122,200Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$902This ZIP$902Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute13.1 minThis ZIP13.1 min
Population density634.7 / sq miThis ZIP634.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments559This ZIP559
Employees13,071This ZIP13,071
Annual payroll$683,120,000This ZIP$683,120,000
Tax returns filed3,240This ZIP3,240
Total adjusted gross income$142,626,000This ZIP$142,626,000

Land area

Land area12.92 sq miThis ZIP12.92 sq mi
Water area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi

Other place names in 63703

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

ZIP codes near 63703

ZIPCityDistance
63701 Cape Girardeau, MO 4.6 mi
63702 Cape Girardeau, MO 5.5 mi
63758 Kelso, MO 5.8 mi
63745 Dutchtown, MO 6.7 mi
62957 Mc Clure, IL 6.8 mi
63780 Scott City, MO 7.2 mi
62990 Thebes, IL 8.4 mi
63752 Gordonville, MO 9.0 mi
63742 Commerce, MO 9.4 mi
63740 Chaffee, MO 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63703?

63703 is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County, part of the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2749, -89.5400.

What county is 63703 in?

63703 lies in Cape Girardeau County.

What area code is 63703?

Cape Girardeau uses area codes 573 and 235, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 63703 in?

63703 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63703?

About 8,201 people live in ZIP code 63703, in 3,404 households, at 634.7 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 63703?

$38,695 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63703?

The closest are 63701 (4.6 mi), 63702 (5.5 mi), 63758 (5.8 mi), 63745 (6.7 mi) and 62957 (6.8 mi).

Is 63703 a PO Box ZIP code?

63703 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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