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64503

ZIP 64503 is in Saint Joseph, Missouri, in Buchanan County; area codes 816 and 975; Central time. Saint Joseph has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buchanan
Metro area
St. Joseph, MO-KS
Population
11,954
Coordinates
39.7493, -94.8457
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Where 64503 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 64503
  • 🔢 Type 64503 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOShg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 64,503 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2389. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 64502 (Saint Joseph, MO, 1 mi away) and 64504 (Saint Joseph, MO, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 64503 becomes 30546 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hiawassee, GA, 696 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04563, 04635, 04653, 05346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04653 in Bass Harbor, ME, 1,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯198 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 64503 and you would come out at 39.75°S, 85.15°E — 987 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 14.5 square miles of land, 64503 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,954This ZIP11,954
Households5,103This ZIP5,103
Housing units5,755This ZIP5,755
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,039This ZIP$53,039Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$140,500This ZIP$140,500Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$886This ZIP$886Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density825.7 / sq miThis ZIP825.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments241This ZIP241
Employees5,082This ZIP5,082
Annual payroll$261,254,000This ZIP$261,254,000
Tax returns filed5,790This ZIP5,790
Total adjusted gross income$285,822,000This ZIP$285,822,000

Land area

Land area14.48 sq miThis ZIP14.48 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 64503

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ZIP codes near 64503

ZIPCityDistance
64501 Saint Joseph, MO 1.2 mi
64502 Saint Joseph, MO 1.3 mi
66024 Elwood, KS 2.5 mi
64506 Saint Joseph, MO 3.6 mi
64508 Saint Joseph, MO 5.1 mi
64504 Saint Joseph, MO 5.1 mi
64507 Saint Joseph, MO 5.7 mi
64505 Saint Joseph, MO 6.8 mi
66090 Wathena, KS 7.3 mi
64448 Faucett, MO 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 64503?

64503 is in Saint Joseph, Missouri, in Buchanan County, part of the St. Joseph, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7493, -94.8457.

What county is 64503 in?

64503 lies in Buchanan County.

What area code is 64503?

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

What time zone is 64503 in?

64503 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 64503?

About 11,954 people live in ZIP code 64503, in 5,103 households, at 825.7 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 64503?

$53,039 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 64503?

The closest are 64501 (1.2 mi), 64502 (1.3 mi), 66024 (2.5 mi), 64506 (3.6 mi) and 64508 (5.1 mi).

Is 64503 a PO Box ZIP code?

64503 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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