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65552

ZIP 65552 is Plato, Missouri, mostly in Texas County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Texas +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,378
Coordinates
37.4980, -92.1723
☼ Live from 65552 — Plato, MO

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Where 65552 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65552
  • 🔢 Type 65552 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSSSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,552 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 241. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65550 (Newburg, MO, 27 mi away) and 65555 (Raymondville, MO, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65552 becomes 25556, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25565, 26555, 52556, 52565, 52655, 56255, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56552 in Hitterdal, MN, 687 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯381 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65552 and you would come out at 37.50°S, 87.83°E — 1,199 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 143.7 square miles of land, 65552 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,378This ZIP2,378
Households753This ZIP753
Housing units842This ZIP842
Median age31.5This ZIP31.5Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,894This ZIP$63,894Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$189,000This ZIP$189,000Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$880This ZIP$880Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density16.6 / sq miThis ZIP16.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees50This ZIP50
Annual payroll$2,873,000This ZIP$2,873,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$45,589,000This ZIP$45,589,000

Land area

Land area143.66 sq miThis ZIP143.66 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Counties 65552 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Texas County 77.7%
Pulaski County 12.2%
Laclede County 10.2%

Other place names in 65552

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ZIP codes near 65552

ZIPCityDistance
65557 Roby, MO 2.0 mi
65570 Success, MO 5.3 mi
65543 Lynchburg, MO 7.1 mi
65484 Huggins, MO 10.2 mi
65444 Bucyrus, MO 10.5 mi
65470 Falcon, MO 13.0 mi
65660 Graff, MO 13.2 mi
65436 Beulah, MO 14.4 mi
65473 Fort Leonard Wood, MO 14.7 mi
65534 Laquey, MO 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65552?

65552 is in Plato, Missouri, in Texas County. Its published point location is 37.4980, -92.1723.

What county is 65552 in?

65552 spans 3 counties: Texas County, Pulaski County and Laclede County. Most of it falls in Texas 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 65552?

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

What time zone is 65552 in?

65552 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65552?

About 2,378 people live in ZIP code 65552, in 753 households, at 16.6 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 65552?

$63,894 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65552?

The closest are 65557 (2 mi), 65570 (5.3 mi), 65543 (7.1 mi), 65484 (10.2 mi) and 65444 (10.5 mi).

Is 65552 a PO Box ZIP code?

65552 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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