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63740

ZIP 63740 is Chaffee, Missouri, mostly in Scott County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott +1 more
Metro area
Sikeston, MO
Population
5,165
Coordinates
37.1754, -89.6807
☼ Live from 63740 — Chaffee, MO

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Where 63740 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 63740
  • 🔢 Type 63740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 3187. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63739 (Burfordville, MO, 14 mi away) and 63742 (Commerce, MO, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63740 becomes 04736 — and that is a real ZIP code: Caribou, ME, 1,292 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03467, 03746, 04637, 04673, 04736, 04763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04736 in Caribou, ME, 1,292 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯515 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63740 and you would come out at 37.18°S, 90.32°E — 1,308 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 87.9 square miles of land, 63740 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,165This ZIP5,165
Households2,182This ZIP2,182
Housing units2,406This ZIP2,406
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,364This ZIP$54,364Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$140,700This ZIP$140,700Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$647This ZIP$647Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density58.7 / sq miThis ZIP58.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees510This ZIP510
Annual payroll$14,900,000This ZIP$14,900,000
Tax returns filed2,140This ZIP2,140
Total adjusted gross income$119,352,000This ZIP$119,352,000

Land area

Land area87.94 sq miThis ZIP87.94 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 63740 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 50.2%
Cape Girardeau County 49.8%

Other place names in 63740

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ZIP codes near 63740

ZIPCityDistance
63744 Delta, MO 2.4 mi
63745 Dutchtown, MO 5.7 mi
63771 Oran, MO 7.1 mi
63758 Kelso, MO 7.3 mi
63774 Perkins, MO 7.6 mi
63752 Gordonville, MO 9.3 mi
63767 Morley, MO 9.9 mi
63785 Whitewater, MO 10.0 mi
63780 Scott City, MO 10.2 mi
63703 Cape Girardeau, MO 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63740?

63740 is in Chaffee, Missouri, in Scott County, part of the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1754, -89.6807.

What county is 63740 in?

63740 spans 2 counties: Scott County and Cape Girardeau County. Most of it falls in Scott 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 63740?

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

What time zone is 63740 in?

63740 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63740?

About 5,165 people live in ZIP code 63740, in 2,182 households, at 58.7 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 63740?

$54,364 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63740?

The closest are 63744 (2.4 mi), 63745 (5.7 mi), 63771 (7.1 mi), 63758 (7.3 mi) and 63774 (7.6 mi).

Is 63740 a PO Box ZIP code?

63740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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