ZIP Code Distance Calculator
How far apart two places are, the drive, the time difference, and the two compared side by side.
How far apart two places are, the drive, the time difference, and the two compared side by side.
In a straight line between the centers of the two ZIP Codes: 29 miles (46 km).
| Step | Instruction | Distance |
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Census Bureau figures for each ZIP Code (American Community Survey, 2020–2024). Each comes with a margin of error, so a difference is named only when it is bigger than the two margins together.
| Measure | A Mountain Home | B Theodosia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Mountain Home, AR | Theodosia, MO | |
| County | Baxter County | Ozark County | |
| Time zone | Central | Central | |
| Metro area | Not in a metro area | Not in a metro area | |
| ZIP Code type | Standard | Standard | |
| Area codes | 327, 870 | 417 | |
| Land area | 221 sq mi | 115 sq mi | |
| Addresses that get mail | 16,038 | 823 | |
| People | 29,564 ±1,144 | 1,324 ±242 | Larger in Mountain Home |
| Median age | 51.3 ±2.2 | 55.4 ±8.0 | No clear difference |
| Median household income | $48,718 ±$4,210 | $43,000 ±$13,219 | No clear difference |
| Per capita income | $34,181 ±$3,193 | $25,148 ±$3,434 | Higher in Mountain Home |
| Poverty rate | 14.7% ±2.3 | 15.9% ±7.4 | No clear difference |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7% ±2.3 | 9.4% ±8.1 | Too uncertain to compare |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.3% ±2.6 | 5.6% ±2.5 | Higher in Mountain Home |
| Homes lived in by owners | 73.9% ±2.8 | 88.2% ±7.0 | Higher in Theodosia |
| Median home value | $174,200 ±$10,049 | $170,000 ±$42,468 | No clear difference |
| Median rent | $854 ±$44 | $569 ±$23 | Higher in Mountain Home |
| Average commute | 18.2 min ±2.4 | 35.5 min ±11.2 | Longer in Theodosia |
| People per household | 2.13 ±0.07 | 2.12 ±0.24 | No clear difference |
| Vacant homes | 11.6% ±2.4 | 41.2% ±7.5 | Higher in Theodosia |
| Households with broadband | 87.6% ±2.5 | 75.4% ±7.6 | Higher in Mountain Home |
Dark bars: Mountain Home. Light bars: Theodosia. The thin lines are the margins of error: where they overlap, the two places may not really differ.
Largest age group: 75+ in Mountain Home (16%), 55-64 in Theodosia (26%). The 20-34 group spans 15 years, so it looks bigger.
| Ages | Mountain Home | Theodosia |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% ±1 | 9% ±3 |
| 10-19 | 11% ±1 | 7% ±4 |
| 20-34 | 13% ±1 | 16% ±6 |
| 35-44 | 11% ±1 | 8% ±6 |
| 45-54 | 10% ±1 | 10% ±4 |
| 55-64 | 15% ±2 | 26% ±7 |
| 65-74 | 15% ±1 | 15% ±5 |
| 75+ | 16% ±1 | 10% ±3 |
74% of occupied homes are owned in Mountain Home, 88% in Theodosia.
| Owners and renters | Mountain Home | Theodosia |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 74% ±3 | 88% ±7 |
| Rented | 26% ±3 | 12% ±7 |
Most common in both: Single-family (73% in Mountain Home, 74% in Theodosia).
| Kinds of homes | Mountain Home | Theodosia |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 73% ±3 | 74% ±7 |
| Townhouse | 4% ±1 | 4% ±3 |
| 2-4 units | 5% ±1 | 0% ±5 |
| 5-19 units | 4% ±1 | 0% ±5 |
| 20+ units | 3% ±1 | 0% ±4 |
| Mobile home | 10% ±2 | 21% ±6 |
| Boat, RV, van | 1% ±1 | 2% ±2 |
Most common in both: Drove alone (76% in Mountain Home, 68% in Theodosia).
| Getting to work | Mountain Home | Theodosia |
|---|---|---|
| Drove alone | 76% ±4 | 68% ±8 |
| Carpooled | 13% ±3 | 13% ±9 |
| Public transit | 0% ±0 | 0% ±9 |
| Walked | 2% ±1 | 0% ±9 |
| Other | 2% ±1 | 1% ±2 |
| Worked from home | 7% ±2 | 18% ±9 |
± is the Census Bureau's 90% margin of error. "Too uncertain" means one figure's margin is more than half of the figure itself. Census figures are for each ZIP Code's matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area; capped medians read "or more".
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Developer tools: Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, CodexThe distance, the direction and both time zones above came from one call to the ZIP Codes API /v2/distance endpoint. Each place's facts and Census figures came from one /v2/zip call each, and the API has the same figures for any year from 2011 to 2024.
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curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" "https://api.zip-codes.com/v2/distance?from=72653&to=65761"
The real /v2/distance response for this pair. Coordinates are rounded to 3 decimals here; the API returns full precision.
{
"success": true,
"request": {
"from": "72653",
"to": "65761"
},
"results": [
{
"success": true,
"input": {
"from": "72653",
"to": "65761"
},
"from": {
"country": "US",
"code": "72653",
"code_type": "ZIP",
"city": "Mountain Home",
"state": "AR",
"county": "Baxter",
"location": {
"lat": 36.331,
"lon": -92.351
},
"timezone": {
"source": "timezone-boundary-builder",
"product": "Time zone boundaries (with oceans)",
"attribution": "Time zone boundaries \u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL); time zone rules: IANA tz database",
"iana_name": "America/Chicago",
"name": "Central",
"abbreviation": "CST",
"abbreviation_dst": "CDT",
"utc_offset": -6,
"utc_offset_dst": -5,
"observes_dst": true
},
"input_type": "code"
},
"to": {
"country": "US",
"code": "65761",
"code_type": "ZIP",
"city": "Theodosia",
"state": "MO",
"county": "Ozark",
"location": {
"lat": 36.596,
"lon": -92.749
},
"timezone": {
"source": "timezone-boundary-builder",
"product": "Time zone boundaries (with oceans)",
"attribution": "Time zone boundaries \u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL); time zone rules: IANA tz database",
"iana_name": "America/Chicago",
"name": "Central",
"abbreviation": "CST",
"abbreviation_dst": "CDT",
"utc_offset": -6,
"utc_offset_dst": -5,
"observes_dst": true
},
"input_type": "code"
},
"distance": {
"miles": 28.74,
"km": 46.25
},
"bearing": 309.7
}
],
"meta": {
"credits": {
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}
}
}