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65720

ZIP 65720 is Oldfield, Missouri, mostly in Christian County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian +1 more
Metro area
Springfield, MO
Population
400
Coordinates
36.9476, -92.9625
☼ Live from 65720 — Oldfield, MO

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Where 65720 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65720
  • 🔢 Type 65720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 31 × 53. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000010111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65717 (Norwood, MO, 31 mi away) and 65721 (Ozark, MO, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65720 becomes 02756, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02657 in Provincetown, MA, 1,260 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯363 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65720 and you would come out at 36.95°S, 87.04°E — 1,200 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 30.0 square miles of land, 65720 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population400This ZIP400
Households179This ZIP179
Housing units183This ZIP183
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,563This ZIP$51,563Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$250,000This ZIP$250,000Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute51.9 minThis ZIP51.9 min
Population density13.3 / sq miThis ZIP13.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$191,000This ZIP$191,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$15,674,000This ZIP$15,674,000

Land area

Land area30.01 sq miThis ZIP30.01 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 65720 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Christian County 76.9%
Douglas County 23.1%

ZIP codes near 65720

ZIPCityDistance
72643 Lead Hill, MO 0.7 mi
65629 Chadwick, MO 4.4 mi
65620 Bruner, MO 4.8 mi
65753 Sparta, MO 6.1 mi
65657 Garrison, MO 8.1 mi
65653 Forsyth, MO 12.3 mi
65652 Fordland, MO 12.8 mi
65759 Taneyville, MO 13.3 mi
65721 Ozark, MO 13.8 mi
65742 Rogersville, MO 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65720?

65720 is in Oldfield, Missouri, in Christian County, part of the Springfield, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9476, -92.9625.

What county is 65720 in?

65720 spans 2 counties: Christian County and Douglas County. Most of it falls in Christian 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 65720?

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

What time zone is 65720 in?

65720 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65720?

About 400 people live in ZIP code 65720, in 179 households, at 13.3 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 65720?

$51,563 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65720?

The closest are 72643 (0.7 mi), 65629 (4.4 mi), 65620 (4.8 mi), 65753 (6.1 mi) and 65657 (8.1 mi).

Is 65720 a PO Box ZIP code?

65720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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