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64842

ZIP 64842 is Fairview, Missouri, mostly in Newton County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Newton +1 more
Metro area
Joplin, MO-KS
Population
775
Coordinates
36.7890, -94.1060
☼ Live from 64842 — Fairview, MO

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Where 64842 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 64842
  • 🔢 Type 64842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBhg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 64,842 = 2 × 3 × 101 × 107. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 64841 (Duenweg, MO, 26 mi away) and 64843 (Goodman, MO, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 64842 becomes 24846 — and that is a real ZIP code: Isaban, WV, 674 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24468, 24486, 24846, 26448, 28464, 28644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86442 in Bullhead City, AZ, 1,148 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯321 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 64842 and you would come out at 36.79°S, 85.89°E — 1,170 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 21.8 square miles of land, 64842 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population775This ZIP775
Households273This ZIP273
Housing units348This ZIP348
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,969This ZIP$57,969Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$136,700This ZIP$136,700Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$812This ZIP$812Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density35.5 / sq miThis ZIP35.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$452,000This ZIP$452,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$13,758,000This ZIP$13,758,000

Land area

Land area21.85 sq miThis ZIP21.85 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 64842 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Newton County 94.4%
Barry County 5.6%

Other place names in 64842

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 64842

ZIPCityDistance
64874 Wheaton, MO 3.9 mi
64866 Stark City, MO 6.2 mi
64861 Rocky Comfort, MO 7.0 mi
64853 Newtonia, MO 7.5 mi
64867 Stella, MO 8.4 mi
65734 Purdy, MO 8.4 mi
65647 Exeter, MO 8.6 mi
64844 Granby, MO 11.2 mi
65623 Butterfield, MO 11.4 mi
65723 Pierce City, MO 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 64842?

64842 is in Fairview, Missouri, in Newton County, part of the Joplin, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7890, -94.1060.

What county is 64842 in?

64842 spans 2 counties: Newton County and Barry County. Most of it falls in Newton 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 64842?

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

What time zone is 64842 in?

64842 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 64842?

About 775 people live in ZIP code 64842, in 273 households, at 35.5 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 64842?

$57,969 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 64842?

The closest are 64874 (3.9 mi), 64866 (6.2 mi), 64861 (7 mi), 64853 (7.5 mi) and 64867 (8.4 mi).

Is 64842 a PO Box ZIP code?

64842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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