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65256

ZIP 65256 is Harrisburg, Missouri, mostly in Boone County; area codes 573 and 235; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Boone +1 more
Metro area
Columbia, MO
Population
2,011
Coordinates
39.1216, -92.4556
☼ Live from 65256 — Harrisburg, MO

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Where 65256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65256
  • 🔢 Type 65256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆65256 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 2719. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65255 (Hallsville, MO, 13 mi away) and 65257 (Higbee, MO, 12 mi away).
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25665, 52566, 52656, 56256, 56265, 56562, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56652 in Leonard, MN, 609 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯330 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65256 and you would come out at 39.12°S, 87.54°E — 1,107 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 55.5 square miles of land, 65256 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,011This ZIP2,011
Households809This ZIP809
Housing units974This ZIP974
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$92,061This ZIP$92,061Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$302,500This ZIP$302,500Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$694This ZIP$694Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density36.2 / sq miThis ZIP36.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees187This ZIP187
Annual payroll$6,761,000This ZIP$6,761,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$73,164,000This ZIP$73,164,000

Land area

Land area55.54 sq miThis ZIP55.54 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 65256 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Boone County 77.0%
Howard County 23.0%

Other place names in 65256

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ZIP codes near 65256

ZIPCityDistance
65205 Columbia, MO 7.8 mi
65284 Sturgeon, MO 9.3 mi
65279 Rocheport, MO 10.0 mi
65248 Fayette, MO 11.0 mi
65202 Columbia, MO 11.1 mi
65243 Clark, MO 12.0 mi
65257 Higbee, MO 12.2 mi
65255 Hallsville, MO 12.8 mi
65216 Columbia, MO 13.3 mi
65211 Columbia, MO 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65256?

65256 is in Harrisburg, Missouri, in Boone County, part of the Columbia, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1216, -92.4556.

What county is 65256 in?

65256 spans 2 counties: Boone County and Howard County. Most of it falls in Boone 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 65256?

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

What time zone is 65256 in?

65256 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65256?

About 2,011 people live in ZIP code 65256, in 809 households, at 36.2 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 65256?

$92,061 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65256?

The closest are 65205 (7.8 mi), 65284 (9.3 mi), 65279 (10 mi), 65248 (11 mi) and 65202 (11.1 mi).

Is 65256 a PO Box ZIP code?

65256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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