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Grand Tower ZIP code, Illinois

The ZIP code for Grand Tower, IL is 62942, and its area codes are 618 and 730.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
502
Area codes
618, 730

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Grand Tower itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Carbondale (11.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Grand Tower in numbers

About 502 people live in Grand Tower, in 179 households. The median household income is $46,875 a year, 44% below the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $39,000 (85% below the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $682 a month. The median age is 23.9; 2.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 34 minutes.

Population502Grand Tower502
Households179Grand Tower179
Median age23.9Grand Tower23.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,875Grand Tower$46,875Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$39,000Grand Tower$39,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$682Grand Tower$682Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.1%Grand Tower2.1%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute33.7 minGrand Tower33.7 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density402 / sq miGrand Tower402 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Grand Tower city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Grand Tower

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Grand Tower
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
62942 Grand Tower , IL Standard 628 $36,458 $51,600

Map of Grand Tower ZIP codes

62942

The ZIP codes of Grand Tower, IL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Grand Tower

The nearest larger towns are Murphysboro (6,735 people, 13 mi), Harrison (830 people, 14 mi) and Makanda (612 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Grand Tower
TownPopulationDistance
Murphysboro 6,735 12.9 mi
Carbondale 22,158 16.4 mi
Anna 4,196 19.3 mi
Jackson, MO 15,659 19.8 mi
Perryville, MO 8,536 21.0 mi
Cape Girardeau, MO 40,344 23.1 mi
Carterville 5,818 24.6 mi
Chester 6,797 26.3 mi
Herrin 12,226 28.2 mi
Scott City, MO 4,371 28.9 mi
Du Quoin 5,726 29.0 mi

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