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65688

ZIP 65688 is Brandsville, Missouri, in Howell County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howell
Metro area
West Plains, MO
Population
42
Coordinates
36.6493, -91.6933
☼ Live from 65688 — Brandsville, MO

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Where 65688 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65688
  • 🔢 Type 65688 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBgSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,688 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65686 (Kimberling City, MO, 97 mi away) and 65689 (Cabool, MO, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65688 becomes 88656, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56688, 66858, 68658, 68856, 68865, 88566). The farthest-flung twin is 88566 in El Paso, TX, 901 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯433 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65688 and you would come out at 36.65°S, 88.31°E — 1,261 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 0.258 square miles of land, 65688 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 125 football fields.
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People and housing

Population42This ZIP42
Households22This ZIP22
Housing units24This ZIP24
Median age81.6This ZIP81.6Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$68,529This ZIP$68,529Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$602,900This ZIP$602,900Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%This ZIP5.1%
Population density162.8 / sq miThis ZIP162.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 65688

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

ZIP codes near 65688

ZIPCityDistance
65692 Koshkonong, MO 3.1 mi
65775 West Plains, MO 9.7 mi
65788 Peace Valley, MO 10.9 mi
65791 Thayer, MO 11.9 mi
72578 Sturkie, AR 15.2 mi
72554 Mammoth Spring, AR 16.2 mi
72520 Camp, AR 17.4 mi
65789 Pomona, MO 18.0 mi
65777 Moody, MO 18.4 mi
65606 Alton, MO 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65688?

65688 is in Brandsville, Missouri, in Howell County, part of the West Plains, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6493, -91.6933.

What county is 65688 in?

65688 lies in Howell County.

What area code is 65688?

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

What time zone is 65688 in?

65688 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65688?

About 42 people live in ZIP code 65688, in 22 households, at 162.8 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 65688?

$68,529 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65688?

The closest are 65692 (3.1 mi), 65775 (9.7 mi), 65788 (10.9 mi), 65791 (11.9 mi) and 72578 (15.2 mi).

Is 65688 a PO Box ZIP code?

65688 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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