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65747

ZIP 65747 is Shell Knob, Missouri, mostly in Stone County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stone +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,016
Coordinates
36.6009, -93.5801
☼ Live from 65747 — Shell Knob, MO

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Where 65747 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65747
  • 🔢 Type 65747 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhLSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,747 = 11 × 43 × 139. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000011010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65746 (Seymour, MO, 58 mi away) and 65752 (South Greenfield, MO, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65747 becomes 74756 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sawyer, OK, 201 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45677, 45767, 45776, 47567, 47576, 54767, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45767 in New Matamoras, OH, 706 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯351 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65747 and you would come out at 36.60°S, 86.42°E — 1,198 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 76.7 square miles of land, 65747 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,016This ZIP4,016
Households1,919This ZIP1,919
Housing units3,482This ZIP3,482
Median age61.0This ZIP61.0Missouri39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,060This ZIP$55,060Missouri$70,702US $80,734
Median home value$289,900This ZIP$289,900Missouri$230,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$681This ZIP$681Missouri$1,033US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density52.4 / sq miThis ZIP52.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees531This ZIP531
Annual payroll$16,300,000This ZIP$16,300,000
Tax returns filed1,650This ZIP1,650
Total adjusted gross income$119,378,000This ZIP$119,378,000

Land area

Land area76.66 sq miThis ZIP76.66 sq mi
Water area15.52 sq miThis ZIP15.52 sq mi

Counties 65747 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Stone County 51.9%
Barry County 48.1%

Other place names in 65747

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ZIP codes near 65747

ZIPCityDistance
65658 Golden, MO 4.9 mi
65681 Lampe, MO 7.3 mi
65686 Kimberling City, MO 7.8 mi
65624 Cape Fair, MO 9.1 mi
65641 Eagle Rock, MO 11.3 mi
65611 Blue Eye, MO 12.1 mi
72631 Eureka Springs, AR 12.3 mi
72613 Beaver, AR 13.5 mi
72660 Oak Grove, AR 14.0 mi
65625 Cassville, MO 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65747?

65747 is in Shell Knob, Missouri, in Stone County. Its published point location is 36.6009, -93.5801.

What county is 65747 in?

65747 spans 2 counties: Stone County and Barry County. Most of it falls in Stone 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 65747?

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

What time zone is 65747 in?

65747 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65747?

About 4,016 people live in ZIP code 65747, in 1,919 households, at 52.4 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 65747?

$55,060 a year, against $70,702 across Missouri.

What ZIP codes are near 65747?

The closest are 65658 (4.9 mi), 65681 (7.3 mi), 65686 (7.8 mi), 65624 (9.1 mi) and 65641 (11.3 mi).

Is 65747 a PO Box ZIP code?

65747 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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