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62001

ZIP 62001 is Alhambra, Illinois, in Madison County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
1,869
Coordinates
38.8814, -89.7450
☼ Live from 62001 — Alhambra, IL

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Where 62001 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62001
  • 🔢 Type 62001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,001 = 3 × 3 × 83 × 83. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61957 (Windsor, IL, 72 mi away) and 62002 (Alton, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62001 becomes 10026 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 847 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00612, 01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00612 in Arecibo, PR, 1,976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯476 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62001 and you would come out at 38.88°S, 90.25°E — 1,223 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 47.9 square miles of land, 62001 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,869This ZIP1,869
Households704This ZIP704
Housing units721This ZIP721
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,558This ZIP$98,558Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$218,100This ZIP$218,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$939This ZIP$939Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density39.0 / sq miThis ZIP39.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees243This ZIP243
Annual payroll$8,630,000This ZIP$8,630,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$78,135,000This ZIP$78,135,000

Land area

Land area47.90 sq miThis ZIP47.90 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 62001

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ZIP codes near 62001

ZIPCityDistance
62046 Hamel, IL 5.1 mi
62074 New Douglas, IL 5.9 mi
62058 Livingston, IL 6.1 mi
62061 Marine, IL 6.5 mi
62097 Worden, IL 6.9 mi
62088 Staunton, IL 9.6 mi
62249 Highland, IL 9.7 mi
62025 Edwardsville, IL 10.6 mi
62273 Pierron, IL 10.9 mi
62086 Sorento, IL 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62001?

62001 is in Alhambra, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8814, -89.7450.

What county is 62001 in?

62001 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62001?

Alhambra uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62001 in?

62001 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62001?

About 1,869 people live in ZIP code 62001, in 704 households, at 39.0 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 62001?

$98,558 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62001?

The closest are 62046 (5.1 mi), 62074 (5.9 mi), 62058 (6.1 mi), 62061 (6.5 mi) and 62097 (6.9 mi).

Is 62001 a PO Box ZIP code?

62001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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