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64050

ZIP 64050 is in Independence, Missouri, in Jackson County; area codes 816 and 975; Central time. Independence has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
Population
21,079
Coordinates
39.1158, -94.4106
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Where 64050 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 64050
  • 🔢 Type 64050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOhg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 64,050 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 7 × 61. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 64048 (Holt, MO, 22 mi away) and 64051 (Independence, MO, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 64050 becomes 05046 — and that is a real ZIP code: Groton, VT, 1,192 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04056, 04605, 04650, 05046, 05406, 05460, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04605 in Ellsworth, ME, 1,385 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯228 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 64050 and you would come out at 39.12°S, 85.59°E — 1,035 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 12.9 square miles of land, 64050 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,079This ZIP21,079
Households9,439This ZIP9,439
Housing units10,359This ZIP10,359
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,834This ZIP$48,834Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$145,300This ZIP$145,300Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$948This ZIP$948Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density1,639.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,639.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments412This ZIP412
Employees3,968This ZIP3,968
Annual payroll$265,425,000This ZIP$265,425,000
Tax returns filed9,440This ZIP9,440
Total adjusted gross income$423,537,000This ZIP$423,537,000

Land area

Land area12.86 sq miThis ZIP12.86 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 64050

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ZIP codes near 64050

ZIPCityDistance
64054 Independence, MO 1.6 mi
64051 Independence, MO 1.7 mi
64053 Independence, MO 3.0 mi
64052 Independence, MO 3.6 mi
64161 Kansas City, MO 3.7 mi
64125 Kansas City, MO 4.5 mi
64055 Independence, MO 4.5 mi
64162 Kansas City, MO 4.6 mi
64126 Kansas City, MO 4.9 mi
64056 Independence, MO 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 64050?

64050 is in Independence, Missouri, in Jackson County, part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1158, -94.4106.

What county is 64050 in?

64050 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 64050?

Independence uses area codes 816 and 975, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 64050 in?

64050 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 64050?

About 21,079 people live in ZIP code 64050, in 9,439 households, at 1,639.0 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 64050?

$48,834 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 64050?

The closest are 64054 (1.6 mi), 64051 (1.7 mi), 64053 (3 mi), 64052 (3.6 mi) and 64161 (3.7 mi).

Is 64050 a PO Box ZIP code?

64050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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