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65712

ZIP 65712 is Mount Vernon, Missouri, in Lawrence County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lawrence
Metro area
none
Population
9,015
Coordinates
37.1108, -93.8060
☼ Live from 65712 — Mount Vernon, MO

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Where 65712 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65712
  • 🔢 Type 65712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 37 × 37. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65711 (Mountain Grove, MO, 84 mi away) and 65713 (Niangua, MO, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65712 becomes 21756 — and that is a real ZIP code: Keedysville, MD, 888 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12567, 12765, 15267, 15276, 15627, 15672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12567 in Pine Plains, NY, 1,122 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯319 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65712 and you would come out at 37.11°S, 86.19°E — 1,162 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 120.4 square miles of land, 65712 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,015This ZIP9,015
Households3,292This ZIP3,292
Housing units3,558This ZIP3,558
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,304This ZIP$69,304Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$220,400This ZIP$220,400Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$674This ZIP$674Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density74.9 / sq miThis ZIP74.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments211This ZIP211
Employees2,164This ZIP2,164
Annual payroll$98,985,000This ZIP$98,985,000
Tax returns filed3,680This ZIP3,680
Total adjusted gross income$222,253,000This ZIP$222,253,000

Land area

Land area120.37 sq miThis ZIP120.37 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 65712

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ZIP codes near 65712

ZIPCityDistance
65654 Freistatt, MO 8.0 mi
65756 Stotts City, MO 8.6 mi
65707 Miller, MO 8.7 mi
65605 Aurora, MO 9.1 mi
65705 Marionville, MO 10.1 mi
64848 La Russell, MO 11.6 mi
65664 Halltown, MO 12.1 mi
65769 Verona, MO 13.3 mi
65708 Monett, MO 14.9 mi
64873 Wentworth, MO 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65712?

65712 is in Mount Vernon, Missouri, in Lawrence County. Its published point location is 37.1108, -93.8060.

What county is 65712 in?

65712 lies in Lawrence County.

What area code is 65712?

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

What time zone is 65712 in?

65712 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65712?

About 9,015 people live in ZIP code 65712, in 3,292 households, at 74.9 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 65712?

$69,304 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65712?

The closest are 65654 (8 mi), 65756 (8.6 mi), 65707 (8.7 mi), 65605 (9.1 mi) and 65705 (10.1 mi).

Is 65712 a PO Box ZIP code?

65712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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