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65601

ZIP 65601 is Aldrich, Missouri, mostly in Polk County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +2 more
Metro area
Springfield, MO
Population
572
Coordinates
37.5300, -93.5857
☼ Live from 65601 — Aldrich, MO

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Where 65601 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 65601
  • 🔢 Type 65601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,601 = 3 × 3 × 37 × 197. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000001000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65591 (Montreal, MO, 63 mi away) and 65603 (Arcola, MO, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65601 becomes 10656, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01566, 05661, 06156, 06516, 06615, 10566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05661 in Morrisville, VT, 1,191 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯313 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65601 and you would come out at 37.53°S, 86.41°E — 1,147 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 52.8 square miles of land, 65601 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population572This ZIP572
Households289This ZIP289
Housing units367This ZIP367
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,875This ZIP$46,875Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$167,400This ZIP$167,400Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density10.8 / sq miThis ZIP10.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$321,000This ZIP$321,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$21,673,000This ZIP$21,673,000

Land area

Land area52.82 sq miThis ZIP52.82 sq mi
Water area6.05 sq miThis ZIP6.05 sq mi

Counties 65601 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 66.1%
Dade County 33.1%
Cedar County 0.8%

Other place names in 65601

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 65601

ZIPCityDistance
65645 Eudora, MO 4.5 mi
65649 Fair Play, MO 6.4 mi
65635 Dadeville, MO 7.2 mi
65770 Walnut Grove, MO 7.7 mi
65710 Morrisville, MO 9.6 mi
65640 Dunnegan, MO 11.7 mi
65613 Bolivar, MO 13.3 mi
65661 Greenfield, MO 14.3 mi
65603 Arcola, MO 14.8 mi
65646 Everton, MO 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65601?

65601 is in Aldrich, Missouri, in Polk County, part of the Springfield, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5300, -93.5857.

What county is 65601 in?

65601 spans 3 counties: Polk County, Dade County and Cedar County. Most of it falls in Polk 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 65601?

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

What time zone is 65601 in?

65601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65601?

About 572 people live in ZIP code 65601, in 289 households, at 10.8 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 65601?

$46,875 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65601?

The closest are 65645 (4.5 mi), 65649 (6.4 mi), 65635 (7.2 mi), 65770 (7.7 mi) and 65710 (9.6 mi).

Is 65601 a PO Box ZIP code?

65601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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