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63847

ZIP 63847 is Gibson, Missouri, in Dunklin County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dunklin
Metro area
Kennett, MO
Population
91
Coordinates
36.4427, -90.0347
☼ Live from 63847 — Gibson, MO

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Where 63847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 63847
  • 🔢 Type 63847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,847 = 7 × 7 × 1303. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63846 (Essex, MO, 30 mi away) and 63848 (Gideon, MO, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63847 becomes 74836 — and that is a real ZIP code: Connerville, OK, 396 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34786, 36748, 36784, 36874, 37684, 37846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83647 in Mountain Home, ID, 1,427 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯520 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63847 and you would come out at 36.44°S, 89.97°E — 1,332 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 63847 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population91This ZIP91
Households44This ZIP44
Housing units59This ZIP59
Median age65.4This ZIP65.4Missouri39.0US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density42.4 / sq miThis ZIP42.4 / sq mi

Land area

Land area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 63847

ZIPCityDistance
63837 Clarkton, MO 2.7 mi
63852 Holcomb, MO 5.3 mi
72464 Saint Francis, AR 6.2 mi
63933 Campbell, MO 6.8 mi
63880 Whiteoak, MO 7.8 mi
63848 Gideon, MO 8.1 mi
63863 Malden, MO 8.9 mi
72454 Piggott, AR 9.7 mi
72430 Greenway, AR 10.7 mi
63878 Tallapoosa, MO 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63847?

63847 is in Gibson, Missouri, in Dunklin County, part of the Kennett, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4427, -90.0347.

What county is 63847 in?

63847 lies in Dunklin County.

What area code is 63847?

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

What time zone is 63847 in?

63847 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63847?

About 91 people live in ZIP code 63847, in 44 households, at 42.4 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 63847?

The closest are 63837 (2.7 mi), 63852 (5.3 mi), 72464 (6.2 mi), 63933 (6.8 mi) and 63880 (7.8 mi).

Is 63847 a PO Box ZIP code?

63847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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