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65740

ZIP 65740 is Rockaway Beach, Missouri, in Taney County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Taney
Metro area
Branson, MO
Population
3,508
Coordinates
36.7119, -93.1632
☼ Live from 65740 — Rockaway Beach, MO

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Where 65740 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 65740
  • 🔢 Type 65740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 19 × 173. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000011001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65739 (Ridgedale, MO, 15 mi away) and 65741 (Rockbridge, MO, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65740 becomes 04756 — and that is a real ZIP code: Madawaska, ME, 1,463 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04576, 04657, 04675, 04756, 04765, 05476, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04756 in Madawaska, ME, 1,463 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯364 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65740 and you would come out at 36.71°S, 86.84°E — 1,206 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 65740 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,508This ZIP3,508
Households1,213This ZIP1,213
Housing units1,677This ZIP1,677
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,390This ZIP$57,390Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$122,100This ZIP$122,100Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$926This ZIP$926Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density861.9 / sq miThis ZIP861.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees93This ZIP93
Annual payroll$2,452,000This ZIP$2,452,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$54,477,000This ZIP$54,477,000

Land area

Land area4.07 sq miThis ZIP4.07 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Other place names in 65740

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ZIP codes near 65740

ZIPCityDistance
65731 Powersite, MO 4.5 mi
65771 Walnut Shade, MO 4.9 mi
65615 Branson, MO 5.3 mi
65616 Branson, MO 5.5 mi
65673 Hollister, MO 7.1 mi
65759 Taneyville, MO 7.4 mi
65726 Point Lookout, MO 7.8 mi
65653 Forsyth, MO 9.0 mi
65630 Chestnutridge, MO 9.4 mi
65679 Kirbyville, MO 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65740?

65740 is in Rockaway Beach, Missouri, in Taney County, part of the Branson, MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7119, -93.1632.

What county is 65740 in?

65740 lies in Taney County.

What area code is 65740?

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

What time zone is 65740 in?

65740 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65740?

About 3,508 people live in ZIP code 65740, in 1,213 households, at 861.9 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 65740?

$57,390 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65740?

The closest are 65731 (4.5 mi), 65771 (4.9 mi), 65615 (5.3 mi), 65616 (5.5 mi) and 65673 (7.1 mi).

Is 65740 a PO Box ZIP code?

65740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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