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63736

ZIP 63736 is Benton, Missouri, in Scott County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott
Metro area
Sikeston, MO
Population
3,755
Coordinates
37.0838, -89.5199
☼ Live from 63736 — Benton, MO

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Where 63736 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 63736
  • 🔢 Type 63736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆63736 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 257. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63735 (Bell City, MO, 16 mi away) and 63737 (Brazeau, MO, 41 mi away).
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33766, 36376, 36736, 36763, 37366, 37663, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33766 in Clearwater, FL, 748 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯525 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63736 and you would come out at 37.08°S, 90.48°E — 1,319 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 37m.
  • 📏 At 60.7 square miles of land, 63736 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,755This ZIP3,755
Households1,587This ZIP1,587
Housing units1,673This ZIP1,673
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,414This ZIP$59,414Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$168,700This ZIP$168,700Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$990This ZIP$990Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density61.9 / sq miThis ZIP61.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees428This ZIP428
Annual payroll$21,637,000This ZIP$21,637,000
Tax returns filed1,510This ZIP1,510
Total adjusted gross income$104,405,000This ZIP$104,405,000

Land area

Land area60.70 sq miThis ZIP60.70 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 63736

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ZIP codes near 63736

ZIPCityDistance
63824 Blodgett, MO 5.5 mi
63767 Morley, MO 5.7 mi
63780 Scott City, MO 6.5 mi
63742 Commerce, MO 6.6 mi
63758 Kelso, MO 7.7 mi
62962 Miller City, IL 10.2 mi
63771 Oran, MO 10.8 mi
63740 Chaffee, MO 10.9 mi
62969 Olive Branch, IL 11.0 mi
63784 Vanduser, MO 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63736?

63736 is in Benton, Missouri, in Scott County, part of the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0838, -89.5199.

What county is 63736 in?

63736 lies in Scott County.

What area code is 63736?

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

What time zone is 63736 in?

63736 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63736?

About 3,755 people live in ZIP code 63736, in 1,587 households, at 61.9 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 63736?

$59,414 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63736?

The closest are 63824 (5.5 mi), 63767 (5.7 mi), 63780 (6.5 mi), 63742 (6.6 mi) and 63758 (7.7 mi).

Is 63736 a PO Box ZIP code?

63736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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