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65462

ZIP 65462 is Edgar Springs, Missouri, mostly in Phelps County; area code 573; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Phelps +1 more
Metro area
Rolla, MO
Population
1,264
Coordinates
37.6847, -91.8646
☼ Live from 65462 — Edgar Springs, MO

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Where 65462 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65462
  • 🔢 Type 65462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,462 = 2 × 71 × 461. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65461 (Duke, MO, 9 mi away) and 65463 (Eldridge, MO, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65462 becomes 26456 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Union, WV, 609 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24566, 24656, 25646, 26456, 26546, 42566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24566 in Keeling, VA, 697 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯391 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65462 and you would come out at 37.68°S, 88.14°E — 1,201 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 96.3 square miles of land, 65462 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,264This ZIP1,264
Households523This ZIP523
Housing units638This ZIP638
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,712This ZIP$54,712Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$121,000This ZIP$121,000Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$511This ZIP$511Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%This ZIP32.0%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density13.1 / sq miThis ZIP13.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees55This ZIP55
Annual payroll$1,655,000This ZIP$1,655,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$32,122,000This ZIP$32,122,000

Land area

Land area96.32 sq miThis ZIP96.32 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 65462 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Phelps County 84.8%
Dent County 15.2%

Other place names in 65462

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ZIP codes near 65462

ZIPCityDistance
65541 Lenox, MO 6.4 mi
65436 Beulah, MO 6.9 mi
65461 Duke, MO 8.7 mi
65550 Newburg, MO 11.8 mi
65532 Lake Spring, MO 12.2 mi
65542 Licking, MO 13.1 mi
65457 Devils Elbow, MO 14.0 mi
65473 Fort Leonard Wood, MO 15.6 mi
65401 Rolla, MO 15.7 mi
65584 Saint Robert, MO 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65462?

65462 is in Edgar Springs, Missouri, in Phelps County, part of the Rolla, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6847, -91.8646.

What county is 65462 in?

65462 spans 2 counties: Phelps County and Dent County. Most of it falls in Phelps 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 65462?

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

What time zone is 65462 in?

65462 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65462?

About 1,264 people live in ZIP code 65462, in 523 households, at 13.1 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 65462?

$54,712 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65462?

The closest are 65541 (6.4 mi), 65436 (6.9 mi), 65461 (8.7 mi), 65550 (11.8 mi) and 65532 (12.2 mi).

Is 65462 a PO Box ZIP code?

65462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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