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72643

ZIP 72643 is Lead Hill, Missouri, in Christian County; area code 417; Central time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Springfield, MO
Coordinates
36.9404, -92.9528

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 65720, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 72643 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 72643
  • 🔢 Type 72643 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhgZL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 72643 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001101111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 72642 (Lakeview, AR, 45 mi away) and 72644 (Lead Hill, AR, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 72643 becomes 34627, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23467, 24637, 24736, 26347, 26374, 26437, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34267 in Fort Ogden, FL, 936 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯364 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 72643 and you would come out at 36.94°S, 87.05°E — 1,201 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.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 72643

ZIPCityDistance
65720 Oldfield, MO 0.7 mi
65629 Chadwick, MO 4.3 mi
65620 Bruner, MO 5.3 mi
65753 Sparta, MO 6.8 mi
65657 Garrison, MO 7.9 mi
65653 Forsyth, MO 12.4 mi
65759 Taneyville, MO 13.1 mi
65652 Fordland, MO 13.3 mi
65721 Ozark, MO 14.4 mi
65614 Bradleyville, MO 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 72643?

72643 is in Lead Hill, Missouri, in Christian County, part of the Springfield, MO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9404, -92.9528.

What county is 72643 in?

72643 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 72643?

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

What time zone is 72643 in?

72643 uses America/Chicago.

What ZIP codes are near 72643?

The closest are 65720 (0.7 mi), 65629 (4.3 mi), 65620 (5.3 mi), 65753 (6.8 mi) and 65657 (7.9 mi).

Is 72643 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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