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65285

ZIP 65285 is Thompson, Missouri, in Audrain County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Audrain
Metro area
Mexico, MO
Population
523
Coordinates
39.2717, -91.9998
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Where 65285 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65285
  • 🔢 Type 65285 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBZSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,285 = 5 × 11 × 1187. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65284 (Sturgeon, MO, 17 mi away) and 65286 (Triplett, MO, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65285 becomes 58256 — and that is a real ZIP code: Manvel, ND, 662 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 25865, 26585, 26855, 28556, 28655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85256 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,170 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯353 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65285 and you would come out at 39.27°S, 88.00°E — 1,117 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 55.8 square miles of land, 65285 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population523This ZIP523
Households233This ZIP233
Housing units293This ZIP293
Median age60.0This ZIP60.0Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,625This ZIP$98,625Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$220,800This ZIP$220,800Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density9.4 / sq miThis ZIP9.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$546,000This ZIP$546,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$16,860,000This ZIP$16,860,000

Land area

Land area55.80 sq miThis ZIP55.80 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

ZIP codes near 65285

ZIPCityDistance
65265 Mexico, MO 7.7 mi
65240 Centralia, MO 7.9 mi
65282 Santa Fe, MO 11.5 mi
65275 Paris, MO 12.5 mi
65280 Rush Hill, MO 13.4 mi
65232 Benton City, MO 15.1 mi
65255 Hallsville, MO 16.5 mi
65263 Madison, MO 16.9 mi
65284 Sturgeon, MO 17.3 mi
65231 Auxvasse, MO 18.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65285?

65285 is in Thompson, Missouri, in Audrain County, part of the Mexico, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2717, -91.9998.

What county is 65285 in?

65285 lies in Audrain County.

What area code is 65285?

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

What time zone is 65285 in?

65285 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65285?

About 523 people live in ZIP code 65285, in 233 households, at 9.4 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 65285?

$98,625 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65285?

The closest are 65265 (7.7 mi), 65240 (7.9 mi), 65282 (11.5 mi), 65275 (12.5 mi) and 65280 (13.4 mi).

Is 65285 a PO Box ZIP code?

65285 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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