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65609

ZIP 65609 is Bakersfield, Missouri, mostly in Ozark County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ozark +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
733
Coordinates
36.5268, -92.1770
☼ Live from 65609 — Bakersfield, MO

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Where 65609 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 65609
  • 🔢 Type 65609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 65609 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65608 (Ava, MO, 38 mi away) and 65610 (Billings, MO, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65609 becomes 90656, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05669, 50669, 56069, 56096, 59066, 60569, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96506 in FPO AA, a military post office, 4,072 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯416 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65609 and you would come out at 36.53°S, 87.82°E — 1,250 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 32.0 square miles of land, 65609 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population733This ZIP733
Households294This ZIP294
Housing units366This ZIP366
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,571This ZIP$53,571Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$108,700This ZIP$108,700Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.4%This ZIP4.4%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density22.9 / sq miThis ZIP22.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$1,296,000This ZIP$1,296,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$13,313,000This ZIP$13,313,000

Land area

Land area31.96 sq miThis ZIP31.96 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 65609 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ozark County 71.6%
Howell County 28.4%

Other place names in 65609

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

ZIP codes near 65609

ZIPCityDistance
65766 Udall, MO 5.1 mi
65626 Caulfield, MO 5.5 mi
72537 Gamaliel, AR 6.2 mi
72538 Gepp, AR 7.0 mi
72623 Clarkridge, AR 7.9 mi
65760 Tecumseh, MO 8.3 mi
72544 Henderson, AR 8.5 mi
65666 Hardenville, MO 10.7 mi
65777 Moody, MO 10.9 mi
65790 Pottersville, MO 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65609?

65609 is in Bakersfield, Missouri, in Ozark County. Its published point location is 36.5268, -92.1770.

What county is 65609 in?

65609 spans 2 counties: Ozark County and Howell County. Most of it falls in Ozark 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 65609?

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

What time zone is 65609 in?

65609 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65609?

About 733 people live in ZIP code 65609, in 294 households, at 22.9 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 65609?

$53,571 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65609?

The closest are 65766 (5.1 mi), 65626 (5.5 mi), 72537 (6.2 mi), 72538 (7 mi) and 72623 (7.9 mi).

Is 65609 a PO Box ZIP code?

65609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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