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65068

ZIP 65068 is Prairie Home, Missouri, mostly in Cooper County; area code 660; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cooper +1 more
Metro area
Columbia, MO
Population
893
Coordinates
38.8286, -92.5981
☼ Live from 65068 — Prairie Home, MO

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Where 65068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65068
  • 🔢 Type 65068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,068 = 2 × 2 × 16267. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65067 (Portland, MO, 47 mi away) and 65069 (Rhineland, MO, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65068 becomes 86056, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05866, 06856, 50668, 56068, 56680, 60568, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85066 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,146 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯327 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65068 and you would come out at 38.83°S, 87.40°E — 1,116 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 49.0 square miles of land, 65068 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population893This ZIP893
Households356This ZIP356
Housing units374This ZIP374
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,667This ZIP$61,667Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$194,000This ZIP$194,000Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$805This ZIP$805Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density18.2 / sq miThis ZIP18.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$829,000This ZIP$829,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$22,627,000This ZIP$22,627,000

Land area

Land area49.02 sq miThis ZIP49.02 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 65068 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cooper County 95.1%
Moniteau County 4.9%

Other place names in 65068

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

ZIP codes near 65068

ZIPCityDistance
65287 Wooldridge, MO 5.6 mi
65046 Jamestown, MO 7.4 mi
65233 Boonville, MO 8.8 mi
65042 High Point, MO 10.6 mi
65055 Mc Girk, MO 10.6 mi
65237 Bunceton, MO 11.4 mi
65279 Rocheport, MO 11.8 mi
65203 Columbia, MO 11.8 mi
65025 Clarksburg, MO 12.4 mi
65274 New Franklin, MO 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65068?

65068 is in Prairie Home, Missouri, in Cooper County, part of the Columbia, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8286, -92.5981.

What county is 65068 in?

65068 spans 2 counties: Cooper County and Moniteau County. Most of it falls in Cooper 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 65068?

Prairie Home uses area code 660, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 65068 in?

65068 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65068?

About 893 people live in ZIP code 65068, in 356 households, at 18.2 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 65068?

$61,667 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65068?

The closest are 65287 (5.6 mi), 65046 (7.4 mi), 65233 (8.8 mi), 65042 (10.6 mi) and 65055 (10.6 mi).

Is 65068 a PO Box ZIP code?

65068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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