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65897

ZIP 65897 is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County; area code 417; Central time. Springfield has 16 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Greene
Metro area
Springfield, MO
Population
2,613
Coordinates
37.1999, -93.2805
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Where 65897 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 65897
  • 🔢 Type 65897 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGBSg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 65,897 = 13 × 37 × 137. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65890 (Springfield, MO, 5 mi away) and 65898 (Springfield, MO, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 65897 becomes 79856, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58769, 59867, 65789, 67859, 68759, 68957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96857 in Schofield Barracks, HI, 3,973 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯339 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 65897 and you would come out at 37.20°S, 86.72°E — 1,176 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 0.262 square miles of land, 65897 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 127 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,613This ZIP2,613
Households24This ZIP24
Housing units69This ZIP69
Median age19.3This ZIP19.3Missouri39.0US 38.9
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density9,973.3 / sq miThis ZIP9,973.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees342This ZIP342
Annual payroll$4,767,000This ZIP$4,767,000

Land area

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

Other place names in 65897

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

ZIP codes near 65897

ZIPCityDistance
65806 Springfield, MO 1.1 mi
65801 Springfield, MO 1.3 mi
65898 Springfield, MO 1.4 mi
65899 Springfield, MO 1.7 mi
65807 Springfield, MO 3.3 mi
65804 Springfield, MO 3.9 mi
65802 Springfield, MO 4.0 mi
65809 Springfield, MO 5.3 mi
65805 Springfield, MO 5.3 mi
65808 Springfield, MO 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 65897?

65897 is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County, part of the Springfield, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1999, -93.2805.

What county is 65897 in?

65897 lies in Greene County.

What area code is 65897?

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

What time zone is 65897 in?

65897 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 65897?

About 2,613 people live in ZIP code 65897, in 24 households, at 9,973.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 65897?

The closest are 65806 (1.1 mi), 65801 (1.3 mi), 65898 (1.4 mi), 65899 (1.7 mi) and 65807 (3.3 mi).

Is 65897 a PO Box ZIP code?

65897 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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