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64494

ZIP 64494 is Union Star, Missouri, mostly in Andrew County; area code 816; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Andrew +1 more
Metro area
St. Joseph, MO-KS
Population
1,163
Coordinates
39.9907, -94.6096
☼ Live from 64494 — Union Star, MO

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Where 64494 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 64494
  • 🔢 Type 64494 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGhhg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 64,494 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3583. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 64493 (Turney, MO, 30 mi away) and 64496 (Watson, MO, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 64494 becomes 49446 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Era, MI, 490 miles away.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49446, 49464, 49644, 64449). The farthest-flung twin is 49644 in Irons, MI, 529 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯211 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 64494 and you would come out at 39.99°S, 85.39°E — 984 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 56.7 square miles of land, 64494 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,163This ZIP1,163
Households479This ZIP479
Housing units521This ZIP521
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,511This ZIP$65,511Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$144,200This ZIP$144,200Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute59.2 minThis ZIP59.2 min
Population density20.5 / sq miThis ZIP20.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,424,000This ZIP$1,424,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$29,354,000This ZIP$29,354,000

Land area

Land area56.68 sq miThis ZIP56.68 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Counties 64494 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Andrew County 53.1%
DeKalb County 46.9%

Other place names in 64494

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ZIP codes near 64494

ZIPCityDistance
64459 Helena, MO 4.7 mi
64480 Rea, MO 6.7 mi
64463 King City, MO 8.4 mi
64422 Amity, MO 9.0 mi
64436 Cosby, MO 10.5 mi
64430 Clarksdale, MO 10.7 mi
64485 Savannah, MO 11.2 mi
64457 Guilford, MO 12.5 mi
64483 Rosendale, MO 12.6 mi
64469 Maysville, MO 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 64494?

64494 is in Union Star, Missouri, in Andrew County, part of the St. Joseph, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9907, -94.6096.

What county is 64494 in?

64494 spans 2 counties: Andrew County and DeKalb County. Most of it falls in Andrew 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 64494?

Union Star uses area code 816, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 64494 in?

64494 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 64494?

About 1,163 people live in ZIP code 64494, in 479 households, at 20.5 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 64494?

$65,511 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 64494?

The closest are 64459 (4.7 mi), 64480 (6.7 mi), 64463 (8.4 mi), 64422 (9 mi) and 64436 (10.5 mi).

Is 64494 a PO Box ZIP code?

64494 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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