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65248

ZIP 65248 is Fayette, Missouri, in Howard County; area code 660; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard
Metro area
Columbia, MO
Population
4,480
Coordinates
39.1386, -92.6601
☼ Live from 65248 — Fayette, MO

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Where 65248 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65248
  • 🔢 Type 65248 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhZSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,248 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2039. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65247 (Excello, MO, 36 mi away) and 65250 (Franklin, MO, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65248 becomes 84256, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24586, 24658, 25846, 25864, 26845, 28456, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85624 in Patagonia, AZ, 1,143 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯319 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65248 and you would come out at 39.14°S, 87.34°E — 1,098 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 172.6 square miles of land, 65248 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,480This ZIP4,480
Households1,432This ZIP1,432
Housing units1,784This ZIP1,784
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,125This ZIP$53,125Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$168,100This ZIP$168,100Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$909This ZIP$909Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density26.0 / sq miThis ZIP26.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments100This ZIP100
Employees1,363This ZIP1,363
Annual payroll$53,196,000This ZIP$53,196,000
Tax returns filed1,820This ZIP1,820
Total adjusted gross income$122,863,000This ZIP$122,863,000

Land area

Land area172.61 sq miThis ZIP172.61 sq mi
Water area1.70 sq miThis ZIP1.70 sq mi

Other place names in 65248

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ZIP codes near 65248

ZIPCityDistance
65274 New Franklin, MO 8.6 mi
65230 Armstrong, MO 10.6 mi
65256 Harrisburg, MO 11.0 mi
65254 Glasgow, MO 11.2 mi
65279 Rocheport, MO 11.7 mi
65250 Franklin, MO 12.2 mi
65257 Higbee, MO 12.3 mi
65233 Boonville, MO 16.1 mi
65320 Arrow Rock, MO 16.1 mi
65330 Gilliam, MO 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65248?

65248 is in Fayette, Missouri, in Howard County, part of the Columbia, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1386, -92.6601.

What county is 65248 in?

65248 lies in Howard County.

What area code is 65248?

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

What time zone is 65248 in?

65248 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65248?

About 4,480 people live in ZIP code 65248, in 1,432 households, at 26.0 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 65248?

$53,125 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65248?

The closest are 65274 (8.6 mi), 65230 (10.6 mi), 65256 (11 mi), 65254 (11.2 mi) and 65279 (11.7 mi).

Is 65248 a PO Box ZIP code?

65248 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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