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64836

ZIP 64836 is Carthage, Missouri, in Jasper County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jasper
Metro area
Joplin, MO-KS
Population
26,562
Coordinates
37.1893, -94.2793
☼ Live from 64836 — Carthage, MO

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Where 64836 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 64836
  • 🔢 Type 64836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBhg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 64,836 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1801. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110101000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 64835 (Carterville, MO, 9 mi away) and 64840 (Diamond, MO, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 64836 becomes 63846 — and that is a real ZIP code: Essex, MO, 248 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34668, 38646, 38664, 46368, 46863, 48366, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83646 in Meridian, ID, 1,243 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯295 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 64836 and you would come out at 37.19°S, 85.72°E — 1,142 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 184.1 square miles of land, 64836 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 140 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,562This ZIP26,562
Households9,709This ZIP9,709
Housing units10,813This ZIP10,813
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,335This ZIP$61,335Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$164,400This ZIP$164,400Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$968This ZIP$968Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density144.3 / sq miThis ZIP144.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments504This ZIP504
Employees10,147This ZIP10,147
Annual payroll$568,690,000This ZIP$568,690,000
Tax returns filed10,800This ZIP10,800
Total adjusted gross income$619,192,000This ZIP$619,192,000

Land area

Land area184.07 sq miThis ZIP184.07 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi

Other place names in 64836

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ZIP codes near 64836

ZIPCityDistance
64830 Alba, MO 7.8 mi
64833 Avilla, MO 8.2 mi
64835 Carterville, MO 9.2 mi
64859 Reeds, MO 9.3 mi
64857 Purcell, MO 9.6 mi
64849 Neck City, MO 10.2 mi
64755 Jasper, MO 10.4 mi
64841 Duenweg, MO 10.5 mi
64862 Sarcoxie, MO 10.7 mi
64870 Webb City, MO 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 64836?

64836 is in Carthage, Missouri, in Jasper County, part of the Joplin, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1893, -94.2793.

What county is 64836 in?

64836 lies in Jasper County.

What area code is 64836?

Carthage uses area code 417, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 64836 in?

64836 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 64836?

About 26,562 people live in ZIP code 64836, in 9,709 households, at 144.3 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 64836?

$61,335 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 64836?

The closest are 64830 (7.8 mi), 64833 (8.2 mi), 64835 (9.2 mi), 64859 (9.3 mi) and 64857 (9.6 mi).

Is 64836 a PO Box ZIP code?

64836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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