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65216

ZIP 65216 is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County; area codes 573 and 235; Central time. Columbia has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Boone
Metro area
Columbia, MO
Population
202
Coordinates
38.9582, -92.3263
☼ Live from 65216 — Columbia, MO

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Where 65216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65216
  • 🔢 Type 65216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1019. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111011000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65215 (Columbia, MO, 1 mi away) and 65217 (Columbia, MO, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65216 becomes 61256 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hampton, IL, 207 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12566, 15626, 15662, 16256, 16625, 16652, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12566 in Pine Bush, NY, 965 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯339 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65216 and you would come out at 38.96°S, 87.67°E — 1,120 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 0.038 square miles of land, 65216 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 18 football fields.
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People and housing

Population202This ZIP202
Households4This ZIP4
Housing units4This ZIP4
Median age19.9This ZIP19.9Missouri39.0US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher50.0%This ZIP50.0%
Population density5,315.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,315.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees912This ZIP912
Annual payroll$29,041,000This ZIP$29,041,000

Land area

Land area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 65216

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

ZIP codes near 65216

ZIPCityDistance
65215 Columbia, MO 0.5 mi
65211 Columbia, MO 0.6 mi
65217 Columbia, MO 0.6 mi
65218 Columbia, MO 0.6 mi
65212 Columbia, MO 1.4 mi
65202 Columbia, MO 4.4 mi
65203 Columbia, MO 5.7 mi
65205 Columbia, MO 6.1 mi
65201 Columbia, MO 6.2 mi
65255 Hallsville, MO 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65216?

65216 is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County, part of the Columbia, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9582, -92.3263.

What county is 65216 in?

65216 lies in Boone County.

What area code is 65216?

Columbia uses area codes 573 and 235, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 65216 in?

65216 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65216?

About 202 people live in ZIP code 65216, in 4 households, at 5,315.8 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 65216?

The closest are 65215 (0.5 mi), 65211 (0.6 mi), 65217 (0.6 mi), 65218 (0.6 mi) and 65212 (1.4 mi).

Is 65216 a PO Box ZIP code?

65216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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