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63862

ZIP 63862 is Lilbourn, Missouri, in New Madrid County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
New Madrid
Metro area
none
Population
1,237
Coordinates
36.5901, -89.6779
☼ Live from 63862 — Lilbourn, MO

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Where 63862 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 63862
  • 🔢 Type 63862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBEg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 63,862 = 2 × 37 × 863. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63860 (Kewanee, MO, 8 mi away) and 63863 (Malden, MO, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 63862 becomes 26836 — and that is a real ZIP code: Moorefield, WV, 607 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23668, 23866, 26386, 26638, 26836, 28366, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83626 in Greenleaf, ID, 1,507 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯532 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63862 and you would come out at 36.59°S, 90.32°E — 1,338 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 66.8 square miles of land, 63862 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,237This ZIP1,237
Households465This ZIP465
Housing units593This ZIP593
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,940This ZIP$43,940Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$81,600This ZIP$81,600Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$692This ZIP$692Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%This ZIP8.7%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density18.5 / sq miThis ZIP18.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$1,077,000This ZIP$1,077,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$18,387,000This ZIP$18,387,000

Land area

Land area66.77 sq miThis ZIP66.77 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 63862

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ZIP codes near 63862

ZIPCityDistance
63833 Catron, MO 5.1 mi
63866 Marston, MO 5.8 mi
63860 Kewanee, MO 7.7 mi
63874 Risco, MO 7.8 mi
63870 Parma, MO 9.5 mi
63878 Tallapoosa, MO 10.0 mi
63869 New Madrid, MO 10.2 mi
63873 Portageville, MO 11.1 mi
63828 Canalou, MO 11.1 mi
63867 Matthews, MO 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 63862?

63862 is in Lilbourn, Missouri, in New Madrid County. Its published point location is 36.5901, -89.6779.

What county is 63862 in?

63862 lies in New Madrid County.

What area code is 63862?

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

What time zone is 63862 in?

63862 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 63862?

About 1,237 people live in ZIP code 63862, in 465 households, at 18.5 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 63862?

$43,940 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 63862?

The closest are 63833 (5.1 mi), 63866 (5.8 mi), 63860 (7.7 mi), 63874 (7.8 mi) and 63870 (9.5 mi).

Is 63862 a PO Box ZIP code?

63862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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