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64861

ZIP 64861 is Rocky Comfort, Missouri, mostly in McDonald County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McDonald +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,324
Coordinates
36.6954, -94.1541
☼ Live from 64861 — Rocky Comfort, MO

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Where 64861 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 64861
  • 🔢 Type 64861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBhg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 64,861 = 37 × 1753. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 64859 (Reeds, MO, 32 mi away) and 64862 (Sarcoxie, MO, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 64861 becomes 16846, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16648, 16684, 16864, 18466, 46168, 46186, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18466 in Tobyhanna, PA, 1,053 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯323 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 64861 and you would come out at 36.70°S, 85.85°E — 1,173 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 58.4 square miles of land, 64861 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,324This ZIP1,324
Households517This ZIP517
Housing units537This ZIP537
Median age58.2This ZIP58.2Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,250This ZIP$63,250Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$141,300This ZIP$141,300Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$607This ZIP$607Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute35.3 minThis ZIP35.3 min
Population density22.7 / sq miThis ZIP22.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees51This ZIP51
Annual payroll$1,540,000This ZIP$1,540,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$22,963,000This ZIP$22,963,000

Land area

Land area58.41 sq miThis ZIP58.41 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 64861 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
McDonald County 96.1%
Newton County 3.9%

Other place names in 64861

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

ZIP codes near 64861

ZIPCityDistance
64867 Stella, MO 4.9 mi
65730 Powell, MO 6.3 mi
64874 Wheaton, MO 6.8 mi
64842 Fairview, MO 7.0 mi
65647 Exeter, MO 8.1 mi
65772 Washburn, MO 9.8 mi
64856 Pineville, MO 11.5 mi
64866 Stark City, MO 12.0 mi
64853 Newtonia, MO 12.7 mi
65734 Purdy, MO 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 64861?

64861 is in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, in McDonald County. Its published point location is 36.6954, -94.1541.

What county is 64861 in?

64861 spans 2 counties: McDonald County and Newton County. Most of it falls in McDonald 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 64861?

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

What time zone is 64861 in?

64861 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 64861?

About 1,324 people live in ZIP code 64861, in 517 households, at 22.7 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 64861?

$63,250 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 64861?

The closest are 64867 (4.9 mi), 65730 (6.3 mi), 64874 (6.8 mi), 64842 (7 mi) and 65647 (8.1 mi).

Is 64861 a PO Box ZIP code?

64861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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