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63833

ZIP 63833 is Catron, Missouri, mostly in New Madrid County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
New Madrid +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
137
Coordinates
36.6503, -89.7308
☼ Live from 63833 — Catron, MO

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Where 63833 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 63833
  • 🔢 Type 63833 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEBEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,833 = 7 × 11 × 829. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63830 (Caruthersville, MO, 36 mi away) and 63834 (Charleston, MO, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63833 becomes 33836 — and that is a real ZIP code: Davenport, FL, 752 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33836, 33863, 38336, 38363, 38633, 63338, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83633 in King Hill, ID, 1,415 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯528 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63833 and you would come out at 36.65°S, 90.27°E — 1,333 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 71.5 square miles of land, 63833 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population137This ZIP137
Households84This ZIP84
Housing units118This ZIP118
Median age51.7This ZIP51.7Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,682This ZIP$60,682Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$192,500This ZIP$192,500Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%This ZIP7.3%
Mean commute16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min
Population density1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area71.50 sq miThis ZIP71.50 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 63833 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
New Madrid County 53.1%
Stoddard County 46.9%

Other place names in 63833

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

ZIP codes near 63833

ZIPCityDistance
63862 Lilbourn, MO 5.1 mi
63870 Parma, MO 6.6 mi
63828 Canalou, MO 7.2 mi
63874 Risco, MO 7.7 mi
63860 Kewanee, MO 7.9 mi
63866 Marston, MO 10.9 mi
63878 Tallapoosa, MO 11.4 mi
63867 Matthews, MO 12.1 mi
63850 Grayridge, MO 12.2 mi
63846 Essex, MO 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63833?

63833 is in Catron, Missouri, in New Madrid County. Its published point location is 36.6503, -89.7308.

What county is 63833 in?

63833 spans 2 counties: New Madrid County and Stoddard County. Most of it falls in New Madrid 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 63833?

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

What time zone is 63833 in?

63833 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63833?

About 137 people live in ZIP code 63833, in 84 households, at 1.9 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 63833?

$60,682 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63833?

The closest are 63862 (5.1 mi), 63870 (6.6 mi), 63828 (7.2 mi), 63874 (7.7 mi) and 63860 (7.9 mi).

Is 63833 a PO Box ZIP code?

63833 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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