63878
ZIP 63878 is Tallapoosa, Missouri, in New Madrid County; area code 573; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- New Madrid
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 92
- Coordinates
- 36.5030, -89.8224
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Where 63878 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.
- 🔢 Type 63878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBEg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 63,878 = 2 × 19 × 41 × 41. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111100110000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 63877 (Steele, MO, 29 mi away) and 63879 (Wardell, MO, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 63878 becomes 87836, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37688, 37868, 37886, 38768, 38876, 67838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83876 in Worley, ID, 1,574 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
- 🎯528 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 63878 and you would come out at 36.50°S, 90.18°E — 1,337 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 0.536 square miles of land, 63878 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 259 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 92This ZIP92 |
|---|---|
| Households | 32This ZIP32 |
| Housing units | 40This ZIP40 |
| Median age | 56.5This ZIP56.5Missouri39.0US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $61,100This ZIP$61,100Missouri$230,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 171.6 / sq miThis ZIP171.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 63878
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 63878
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
63874 | Risco, MO | 4.1 mi |
63848 | Gideon, MO | 5.9 mi |
63870 | Parma, MO | 8.3 mi |
63863 | Malden, MO | 9.5 mi |
63837 | Clarkton, MO | 9.8 mi |
63879 | Wardell, MO | 9.9 mi |
63862 | Lilbourn, MO | 10.0 mi |
63873 | Portageville, MO | 10.2 mi |
63833 | Catron, MO | 11.4 mi |
63866 | Marston, MO | 12.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 63878?
63878 is in Tallapoosa, Missouri, in New Madrid County. Its published point location is 36.5030, -89.8224.
What county is 63878 in?
63878 lies in New Madrid County.
What area code is 63878?
Tallapoosa uses area code 573, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 63878 in?
63878 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 63878?
About 92 people live in ZIP code 63878, in 32 households, at 171.6 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 63878?
The closest are 63874 (4.1 mi), 63848 (5.9 mi), 63870 (8.3 mi), 63863 (9.5 mi) and 63837 (9.8 mi).
Is 63878 a PO Box ZIP code?
63878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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