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63845

ZIP 63845 is East Prairie, Missouri, mostly in Mississippi County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mississippi +1 more
Metro area
Sikeston, MO
Population
5,261
Coordinates
36.7118, -89.3147
☼ Live from 63845 — East Prairie, MO

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Where 63845 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 63845
  • 🔢 Type 63845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,845 = 5 × 113 × 113. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63841 (Dexter, MO, 37 mi away) and 63846 (Essex, MO, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63845 becomes 54836 — and that is a real ZIP code: Foxboro, WI, 689 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34685, 35468, 35486, 35648, 36458, 36548, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83546 in Pierce, ID, 1,518 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯546 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63845 and you would come out at 36.71°S, 90.69°E — 1,345 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 39m.
  • 📏 At 188.6 square miles of land, 63845 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 143 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,261This ZIP5,261
Households2,178This ZIP2,178
Housing units2,564This ZIP2,564
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,207This ZIP$51,207Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$110,200This ZIP$110,200Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$789This ZIP$789Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density27.9 / sq miThis ZIP27.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees708This ZIP708
Annual payroll$24,775,000This ZIP$24,775,000
Tax returns filed2,120This ZIP2,120
Total adjusted gross income$121,999,000This ZIP$121,999,000

Land area

Land area188.60 sq miThis ZIP188.60 sq mi
Water area6.59 sq miThis ZIP6.59 sq mi

Counties 63845 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mississippi County 86.4%
New Madrid County 13.6%

Other place names in 63845

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ZIP codes near 63845

ZIPCityDistance
63881 Wolf Island, MO 6.1 mi
63820 Anniston, MO 7.8 mi
42032 Columbus, KY 11.5 mi
63869 New Madrid, MO 12.3 mi
63867 Matthews, MO 13.4 mi
42050 Hickman, KY 13.9 mi
63823 Bertrand, MO 14.0 mi
63834 Charleston, MO 14.2 mi
63882 Wyatt, MO 15.1 mi
63860 Kewanee, MO 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63845?

63845 is in East Prairie, Missouri, in Mississippi County, part of the Sikeston, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7118, -89.3147.

What county is 63845 in?

63845 spans 2 counties: Mississippi County and New Madrid County. Most of it falls in Mississippi 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 63845?

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

What time zone is 63845 in?

63845 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63845?

About 5,261 people live in ZIP code 63845, in 2,178 households, at 27.9 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 63845?

$51,207 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63845?

The closest are 63881 (6.1 mi), 63820 (7.8 mi), 42032 (11.5 mi), 63869 (12.3 mi) and 63867 (13.4 mi).

Is 63845 a PO Box ZIP code?

63845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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