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65062

ZIP 65062 is Mount Sterling, Missouri, mostly in Osage County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Osage +1 more
Metro area
Jefferson City, MO
Population
20
Coordinates
38.5012, -91.6597
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Where 65062 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65062
  • 🔢 Type 65062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,062 = 2 × 32531. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65061 (Morrison, MO, 7 mi away) and 65063 (New Bloomfield, MO, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65062 becomes 26056 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Manchester, WV, 607 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06256, 06265, 20566, 20656, 25606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05662 in Moscow, VT, 1,060 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯382 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65062 and you would come out at 38.50°S, 88.34°E — 1,167 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 65062 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20This ZIP20
Households6This ZIP6
Housing units60This ZIP60
Median age56.5This ZIP56.5Missouri39.0US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area4.10 sq miThis ZIP4.10 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 65062 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Osage County 64.7%
Gasconade County 35.3%

ZIP codes near 65062

ZIPCityDistance
65061 Morrison, MO 6.6 mi
65051 Linn, MO 7.9 mi
65024 Chamois, MO 10.9 mi
65014 Bland, MO 12.5 mi
65036 Gasconade, MO 12.9 mi
65041 Hermann, MO 12.9 mi
65066 Owensville, MO 14.1 mi
65016 Bonnots Mill, MO 14.6 mi
65054 Loose Creek, MO 15.6 mi
65013 Belle, MO 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65062?

65062 is in Mount Sterling, Missouri, in Osage County, part of the Jefferson City, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5012, -91.6597.

What county is 65062 in?

65062 spans 2 counties: Osage County and Gasconade County. Most of it falls in Osage 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 65062?

Mount Sterling uses area code 573, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 65062 in?

65062 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65062?

About 20 people live in ZIP code 65062, in 6 households, at 4.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 65062?

The closest are 65061 (6.6 mi), 65051 (7.9 mi), 65024 (10.9 mi), 65014 (12.5 mi) and 65036 (12.9 mi).

Is 65062 a PO Box ZIP code?

65062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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