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62002

ZIP 62002 is Alton, Illinois, mostly in Madison County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
29,543
Coordinates
38.9392, -90.1349
☼ Live from 62002 — Alton, IL

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Where 62002 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 62002
  • 🔢 Type 62002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,002 = 2 × 29 × 1069. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62001 (Alhambra, IL, 21 mi away) and 62006 (Batchtown, IL, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62002 becomes 20026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 705 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00622, 02026, 02062, 02206, 06022, 20026, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00622 in Boqueron, PR, 1,999 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯455 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62002 and you would come out at 38.94°S, 89.87°E — 1,205 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 41.3 square miles of land, 62002 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,543This ZIP29,543
Households12,801This ZIP12,801
Housing units14,662This ZIP14,662
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,414This ZIP$61,414Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$118,900This ZIP$118,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,006This ZIP$1,006Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density715.7 / sq miThis ZIP715.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments708This ZIP708
Employees11,642This ZIP11,642
Annual payroll$627,693,000This ZIP$627,693,000
Tax returns filed13,700This ZIP13,700
Total adjusted gross income$848,590,000This ZIP$848,590,000

Land area

Land area41.28 sq miThis ZIP41.28 sq mi
Water area2.12 sq miThis ZIP2.12 sq mi

Counties 62002 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 92.8%
Macoupin County 7.2%

Other place names in 62002

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ZIP codes near 62002

ZIPCityDistance
62018 Cottage Hills, IL 3.3 mi
62024 East Alton, IL 4.6 mi
62010 Bethalto, IL 4.9 mi
62035 Godfrey, IL 5.9 mi
62095 Wood River, IL 6.2 mi
63386 West Alton, MO 6.6 mi
62012 Brighton, IL 7.3 mi
62084 Roxana, IL 7.8 mi
62067 Moro, IL 8.2 mi
62021 Dorsey, IL 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62002?

62002 is in Alton, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9392, -90.1349.

What county is 62002 in?

62002 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Macoupin County. Most of it falls in Madison County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62002?

Alton uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62002 in?

62002 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62002?

About 29,543 people live in ZIP code 62002, in 12,801 households, at 715.7 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 62002?

$61,414 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62002?

The closest are 62018 (3.3 mi), 62024 (4.6 mi), 62010 (4.9 mi), 62035 (5.9 mi) and 62095 (6.2 mi).

Is 62002 a PO Box ZIP code?

62002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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