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63801

ZIP 63801 is Sikeston, Missouri, mostly in Scott County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott +3 more
Metro area
Sikeston, MO
Population
22,027
Coordinates
36.9049, -89.6185
☼ Live from 63801 — Sikeston, MO

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Where 63801 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 63801
  • 🔢 Type 63801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,801 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 17 × 139. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63787 (Zalma, MO, 32 mi away) and 63820 (Anniston, MO, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63801 becomes 10836, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01368, 01863, 03816, 03861, 06138, 06183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83610 in Cambridge, ID, 1,511 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯525 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63801 and you would come out at 36.90°S, 90.38°E — 1,324 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 212.7 square miles of land, 63801 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 162 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,027This ZIP22,027
Households8,970This ZIP8,970
Housing units9,938This ZIP9,938
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,698This ZIP$62,698Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$156,700This ZIP$156,700Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$886This ZIP$886Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute16.1 minThis ZIP16.1 min
Population density103.5 / sq miThis ZIP103.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments731This ZIP731
Employees12,686This ZIP12,686
Annual payroll$601,252,000This ZIP$601,252,000
Tax returns filed10,000This ZIP10,000
Total adjusted gross income$658,263,000This ZIP$658,263,000

Land area

Land area212.73 sq miThis ZIP212.73 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 63801 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 57.9%
New Madrid County 29.8%
Stoddard County 11.0%
Mississippi County 1.3%

Other place names in 63801

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

ZIP codes near 63801

ZIPCityDistance
63868 Morehouse, MO 5.7 mi
63784 Vanduser, MO 7.6 mi
63824 Blodgett, MO 8.6 mi
63767 Morley, MO 9.6 mi
63823 Bertrand, MO 9.7 mi
63735 Bell City, MO 10.5 mi
63850 Grayridge, MO 10.7 mi
63867 Matthews, MO 11.3 mi
63846 Essex, MO 11.4 mi
63828 Canalou, MO 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63801?

63801 is in Sikeston, Missouri, in Scott County, part of the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9049, -89.6185.

What county is 63801 in?

63801 spans 4 counties: Scott County, New Madrid County, Stoddard County and Mississippi 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 63801?

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

What time zone is 63801 in?

63801 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63801?

About 22,027 people live in ZIP code 63801, in 8,970 households, at 103.5 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 63801?

$62,698 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63801?

The closest are 63868 (5.7 mi), 63784 (7.6 mi), 63824 (8.6 mi), 63767 (9.6 mi) and 63823 (9.7 mi).

Is 63801 a PO Box ZIP code?

63801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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