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63828

ZIP 63828 is Canalou, Missouri, in New Madrid County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
New Madrid
Metro area
none
Population
177
Coordinates
36.7504, -89.6918
☼ Live from 63828 — Canalou, MO

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Where 63828 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 63828
  • 🔢 Type 63828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,828 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 197. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63827 (Bragg City, MO, 36 mi away) and 63829 (Cardwell, MO, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63828 becomes 82836 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dayton, WY, 1,087 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23868, 26838, 28368, 28386, 28638, 28683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83826 in Eastport, ID, 1,572 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯526 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63828 and you would come out at 36.75°S, 90.31°E — 1,329 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 0.980 square miles of land, 63828 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 474 football fields.
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People and housing

Population177This ZIP177
Households79This ZIP79
Housing units99This ZIP99
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,875This ZIP$46,875Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$32,000This ZIP$32,000Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%This ZIP7.2%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density180.6 / sq miThis ZIP180.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 63828

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

ZIP codes near 63828

ZIPCityDistance
63868 Morehouse, MO 6.6 mi
63850 Grayridge, MO 7.1 mi
63833 Catron, MO 7.2 mi
63860 Kewanee, MO 7.4 mi
63867 Matthews, MO 7.8 mi
63846 Essex, MO 7.9 mi
63862 Lilbourn, MO 11.1 mi
63801 Sikeston, MO 11.4 mi
63870 Parma, MO 12.3 mi
63874 Risco, MO 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63828?

63828 is in Canalou, Missouri, in New Madrid County. Its published point location is 36.7504, -89.6918.

What county is 63828 in?

63828 lies in New Madrid County.

What area code is 63828?

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

What time zone is 63828 in?

63828 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63828?

About 177 people live in ZIP code 63828, in 79 households, at 180.6 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 63828?

$46,875 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63828?

The closest are 63868 (6.6 mi), 63850 (7.1 mi), 63833 (7.2 mi), 63860 (7.4 mi) and 63867 (7.8 mi).

Is 63828 a PO Box ZIP code?

63828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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