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65240

ZIP 65240 is Centralia, Missouri, mostly in Audrain County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Audrain +3 more
Metro area
Mexico, MO
Population
8,830
Coordinates
39.2200, -92.1311
☼ Live from 65240 — Centralia, MO

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Where 65240 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 65240
  • 🔢 Type 65240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 233. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65239 (Cairo, MO, 27 mi away) and 65243 (Clark, MO, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65240 becomes 04256 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mechanic Falls, ME, 1,167 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04652 in Lubec, ME, 1,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯346 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65240 and you would come out at 39.22°S, 87.87°E — 1,114 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 180.1 square miles of land, 65240 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 137 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,830This ZIP8,830
Households3,549This ZIP3,549
Housing units3,821This ZIP3,821
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,707This ZIP$71,707Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$199,300This ZIP$199,300Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$694This ZIP$694Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%This ZIP35.3%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density49.0 / sq miThis ZIP49.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments148This ZIP148
Employees1,680This ZIP1,680
Annual payroll$83,521,000This ZIP$83,521,000
Tax returns filed3,790This ZIP3,790
Total adjusted gross income$249,105,000This ZIP$249,105,000

Land area

Land area180.14 sq miThis ZIP180.14 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Counties 65240 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Audrain County 58.5%
Boone County 36.7%
Monroe County 3.4%
Callaway County 1.4%

Other place names in 65240

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

ZIP codes near 65240

ZIPCityDistance
65285 Thompson, MO 7.9 mi
65255 Hallsville, MO 9.4 mi
65284 Sturgeon, MO 9.5 mi
65243 Clark, MO 12.3 mi
65265 Mexico, MO 13.2 mi
65263 Madison, MO 16.4 mi
65202 Columbia, MO 16.6 mi
65205 Columbia, MO 16.8 mi
65278 Renick, MO 17.2 mi
65275 Paris, MO 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65240?

65240 is in Centralia, Missouri, in Audrain County, part of the Mexico, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2200, -92.1311.

What county is 65240 in?

65240 spans 4 counties: Audrain County, Boone County, Monroe County and Callaway County. Most of it falls in Audrain 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 65240?

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

What time zone is 65240 in?

65240 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65240?

About 8,830 people live in ZIP code 65240, in 3,549 households, at 49.0 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 65240?

$71,707 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65240?

The closest are 65285 (7.9 mi), 65255 (9.4 mi), 65284 (9.5 mi), 65243 (12.3 mi) and 65265 (13.2 mi).

Is 65240 a PO Box ZIP code?

65240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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