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65251

ZIP 65251 is Fulton, Missouri, in Callaway County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Callaway
Metro area
Jefferson City, MO
Population
22,579
Coordinates
38.8500, -91.9788
☼ Live from 65251 — Fulton, MO

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Where 65251 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65251
  • 🔢 Type 65251 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISZSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,251 = 23 × 2837. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65250 (Franklin, MO, 48 mi away) and 65254 (Glasgow, MO, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65251 becomes 15256, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12565, 15265, 15562, 15625, 16255, 21556, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12565 in Philmont, NY, 989 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯359 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65251 and you would come out at 38.85°S, 88.02°E — 1,138 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 213.0 square miles of land, 65251 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 162 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,579This ZIP22,579
Households7,789This ZIP7,789
Housing units8,637This ZIP8,637
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,072This ZIP$63,072Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$177,300This ZIP$177,300Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density106.0 / sq miThis ZIP106.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments413This ZIP413
Employees6,317This ZIP6,317
Annual payroll$279,046,000This ZIP$279,046,000
Tax returns filed9,310This ZIP9,310
Total adjusted gross income$550,884,000This ZIP$550,884,000

Land area

Land area213.02 sq miThis ZIP213.02 sq mi
Water area2.77 sq miThis ZIP2.77 sq mi

Other place names in 65251

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ZIP codes near 65251

ZIPCityDistance
65299 Mid Missouri, MO 7.6 mi
65262 Kingdom City, MO 7.7 mi
65077 Steedman, MO 10.3 mi
65063 New Bloomfield, MO 10.4 mi
65059 Mokane, MO 11.4 mi
63388 Williamsburg, MO 12.0 mi
65231 Auxvasse, MO 12.2 mi
65201 Columbia, MO 14.4 mi
65080 Tebbetts, MO 14.8 mi
65010 Ashland, MO 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65251?

65251 is in Fulton, Missouri, in Callaway County, part of the Jefferson City, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8500, -91.9788.

What county is 65251 in?

65251 lies in Callaway County.

What area code is 65251?

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

What time zone is 65251 in?

65251 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65251?

About 22,579 people live in ZIP code 65251, in 7,789 households, at 106.0 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 65251?

$63,072 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65251?

The closest are 65299 (7.6 mi), 65262 (7.7 mi), 65077 (10.3 mi), 65063 (10.4 mi) and 65059 (11.4 mi).

Is 65251 a PO Box ZIP code?

65251 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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