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63848

ZIP 63848 is Gideon, 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
887
Coordinates
36.4370, -89.8884
☼ Live from 63848 — Gideon, MO

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Where 63848 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 63848
  • 🔢 Type 63848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 347. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63847 (Gibson, MO, 8 mi away) and 63849 (Gobler, MO, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63848 becomes 84836, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34688, 38468, 38486, 38846, 38864, 48386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83864 in Sandpoint, ID, 1,578 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯527 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63848 and you would come out at 36.44°S, 90.11°E — 1,338 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 80.4 square miles of land, 63848 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population887This ZIP887
Households375This ZIP375
Housing units498This ZIP498
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,083This ZIP$43,083Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$63,600This ZIP$63,600Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$481This ZIP$481Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density11.0 / sq miThis ZIP11.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees160This ZIP160
Annual payroll$4,982,000This ZIP$4,982,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$21,638,000This ZIP$21,638,000

Land area

Land area80.38 sq miThis ZIP80.38 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq miThis ZIP1.16 sq mi

Counties 63848 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 83.6%
Pemiscot County 16.4%

Other place names in 63848

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ZIP codes near 63848

ZIPCityDistance
63837 Clarkton, MO 5.5 mi
63878 Tallapoosa, MO 5.9 mi
63879 Wardell, MO 6.8 mi
63847 Gibson, MO 8.1 mi
63852 Holcomb, MO 8.5 mi
63874 Risco, MO 9.6 mi
63863 Malden, MO 10.0 mi
63880 Whiteoak, MO 10.6 mi
63827 Bragg City, MO 12.2 mi
63873 Portageville, MO 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63848?

63848 is in Gideon, Missouri, in New Madrid County. Its published point location is 36.4370, -89.8884.

What county is 63848 in?

63848 spans 2 counties: New Madrid County and Pemiscot 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 63848?

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

What time zone is 63848 in?

63848 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63848?

About 887 people live in ZIP code 63848, in 375 households, at 11.0 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 63848?

$43,083 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63848?

The closest are 63837 (5.5 mi), 63878 (5.9 mi), 63879 (6.8 mi), 63847 (8.1 mi) and 63852 (8.5 mi).

Is 63848 a PO Box ZIP code?

63848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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