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65479

ZIP 65479 is Hartshorn, Missouri, mostly in Shannon County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shannon +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
295
Coordinates
37.3420, -91.6361
☼ Live from 65479 — Hartshorn, MO

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Where 65479 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65479
  • 🔢 Type 65479 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLhSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 65479 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111111111000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65473 (Fort Leonard Wood, MO, 38 mi away) and 65483 (Houston, MO, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65479 becomes 97456 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monroe, OR, 1,715 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45679, 45697, 45769, 46759, 46795, 46957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96754 in Kilauea, HI, 4,111 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯412 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65479 and you would come out at 37.34°S, 88.36°E — 1,227 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 86.1 square miles of land, 65479 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population295This ZIP295
Households91This ZIP91
Housing units137This ZIP137
Median age59.7This ZIP59.7Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$108,072This ZIP$108,072Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$235,500This ZIP$235,500Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Population density3.4 / sq miThis ZIP3.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$6,320,000This ZIP$6,320,000

Land area

Land area86.08 sq miThis ZIP86.08 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 65479 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shannon County 60.5%
Texas County 39.5%

ZIP codes near 65479

ZIPCityDistance
65555 Raymondville, MO 7.9 mi
65501 Jadwin, MO 9.4 mi
65571 Summersville, MO 10.8 mi
65468 Eunice, MO 10.8 mi
65589 Yukon, MO 12.8 mi
65466 Eminence, MO 16.4 mi
65542 Licking, MO 17.2 mi
65483 Houston, MO 17.8 mi
65464 Elk Creek, MO 18.0 mi
65560 Salem, MO 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65479?

65479 is in Hartshorn, Missouri, in Shannon County. Its published point location is 37.3420, -91.6361.

What county is 65479 in?

65479 spans 2 counties: Shannon County and Texas County. Most of it falls in Shannon 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 65479?

Hartshorn uses area code 417, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 65479 in?

65479 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65479?

About 295 people live in ZIP code 65479, in 91 households, at 3.4 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 65479?

$108,072 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65479?

The closest are 65555 (7.9 mi), 65501 (9.4 mi), 65571 (10.8 mi), 65468 (10.8 mi) and 65589 (12.8 mi).

Is 65479 a PO Box ZIP code?

65479 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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