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65279

ZIP 65279 is Rocheport, Missouri, mostly in Boone County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Boone +1 more
Metro area
Columbia, MO
Population
1,940
Coordinates
38.9944, -92.5450
☼ Live from 65279 — Rocheport, MO

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Where 65279 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65279
  • 🔢 Type 65279 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLZSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,279 = 29 × 2251. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65278 (Renick, MO, 25 mi away) and 65280 (Rush Hill, MO, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65279 becomes 97256 — and that is a real ZIP code: Portland, OR, 1,595 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25976, 27569, 27596, 27695, 27956, 27965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96257 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,569 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯327 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65279 and you would come out at 38.99°S, 87.45°E — 1,110 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 52.1 square miles of land, 65279 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,940This ZIP1,940
Households796This ZIP796
Housing units930This ZIP930
Median age54.0This ZIP54.0Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$103,516This ZIP$103,516Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$332,700This ZIP$332,700Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.1%This ZIP42.1%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density37.2 / sq miThis ZIP37.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees237This ZIP237
Annual payroll$8,295,000This ZIP$8,295,000
Tax returns filed860This ZIP860
Total adjusted gross income$104,294,000This ZIP$104,294,000

Land area

Land area52.12 sq miThis ZIP52.12 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Counties 65279 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Boone County 75.1%
Howard County 24.9%

Other place names in 65279

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ZIP codes near 65279

ZIPCityDistance
65274 New Franklin, MO 7.7 mi
65287 Wooldridge, MO 7.7 mi
65256 Harrisburg, MO 10.0 mi
65203 Columbia, MO 10.5 mi
65205 Columbia, MO 11.1 mi
65233 Boonville, MO 11.2 mi
65211 Columbia, MO 11.7 mi
65217 Columbia, MO 11.7 mi
65218 Columbia, MO 11.7 mi
65248 Fayette, MO 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65279?

65279 is in Rocheport, Missouri, in Boone County, part of the Columbia, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9944, -92.5450.

What county is 65279 in?

65279 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 65279?

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

What time zone is 65279 in?

65279 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65279?

About 1,940 people live in ZIP code 65279, in 796 households, at 37.2 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 65279?

$103,516 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65279?

The closest are 65274 (7.7 mi), 65287 (7.7 mi), 65256 (10 mi), 65203 (10.5 mi) and 65205 (11.1 mi).

Is 65279 a PO Box ZIP code?

65279 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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