63742
ZIP 63742 is Commerce, Missouri, in Scott County; area codes 573 and 235; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Scott
- Metro area
- Sikeston, MO
- Population
- 64
- Coordinates
- 37.1600, -89.4470
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Where 63742 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 63742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLEg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 63,742 = 2 × 7 × 29 × 157. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111100011111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63740 (Chaffee, MO, 13 mi away) and 63743 (Daisy, MO, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 63742 becomes 24736 — and that is a real ZIP code: Matoaka, WV, 449 miles away.
- 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23467, 24637, 24736, 26347, 26374, 26437, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34267 in Fort Ogden, FL, 822 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
- 🎯527 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63742 and you would come out at 37.16°S, 90.55°E — 1,318 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 0.346 square miles of land, 63742 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 167 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 64This ZIP64 |
|---|---|
| Households | 24This ZIP24 |
| Housing units | 30This ZIP30 |
| Median age | 50.6This ZIP50.6Missouri39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.1%This ZIP23.1% |
| Population density | 185.0 / sq miThis ZIP185.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 63742
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 63742
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
63780 | Scott City, MO | 2.9 mi |
62990 | Thebes, IL | 5.4 mi |
63758 | Kelso, MO | 6.1 mi |
62969 | Olive Branch, IL | 6.4 mi |
63736 | Benton, MO | 6.6 mi |
62993 | Unity, IL | 6.7 mi |
62962 | Miller City, IL | 8.5 mi |
63703 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 9.4 mi |
62988 | Tamms, IL | 9.5 mi |
62957 | Mc Clure, IL | 10.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 63742?
63742 is in Commerce, Missouri, in Scott County, part of the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1600, -89.4470.
What county is 63742 in?
63742 lies in Scott County.
What area code is 63742?
Commerce uses area codes 573 and 235, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 63742 in?
63742 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 63742?
About 64 people live in ZIP code 63742, in 24 households, at 185.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 63742?
The closest are 63780 (2.9 mi), 62990 (5.4 mi), 63758 (6.1 mi), 62969 (6.4 mi) and 63736 (6.6 mi).
Is 63742 a PO Box ZIP code?
63742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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