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62006

ZIP 62006 is Batchtown, Illinois, in Calhoun County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
667
Coordinates
39.0643, -90.6790
☼ Live from 62006 — Batchtown, IL

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Where 62006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62006
  • 🔢 Type 62006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,006 = 2 × 7 × 43 × 103. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62002 (Alton, IL, 30 mi away) and 62009 (Benld, IL, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62006 becomes 60026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Glenview, IL, 257 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00662, 02066, 02660, 06026, 06062, 06260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00662 in Isabela, PR, 2,007 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯425 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62006 and you would come out at 39.06°S, 89.32°E — 1,178 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 31.8 square miles of land, 62006 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population667This ZIP667
Households172This ZIP172
Housing units248This ZIP248
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$94,444This ZIP$94,444Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$221,300This ZIP$221,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute44.4 minThis ZIP44.4 min
Population density20.9 / sq miThis ZIP20.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$883,000This ZIP$883,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$19,297,000This ZIP$19,297,000

Land area

Land area31.84 sq miThis ZIP31.84 sq mi
Water area7.96 sq miThis ZIP7.96 sq mi

Other place names in 62006

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ZIP codes near 62006

ZIPCityDistance
63347 Foley, MO 4.8 mi
62047 Hardin, IL 4.9 mi
63389 Winfield, MO 6.7 mi
62031 Fieldon, IL 8.3 mi
62013 Brussels, IL 9.4 mi
63369 Old Monroe, MO 10.2 mi
63343 Elsberry, MO 10.2 mi
62036 Golden Eagle, IL 11.2 mi
62037 Grafton, IL 12.1 mi
62065 Michael, IL 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62006?

62006 is in Batchtown, Illinois, in Calhoun County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0643, -90.6790.

What county is 62006 in?

62006 lies in Calhoun County.

What area code is 62006?

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

What time zone is 62006 in?

62006 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62006?

About 667 people live in ZIP code 62006, in 172 households, at 20.9 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 62006?

$94,444 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62006?

The closest are 63347 (4.8 mi), 62047 (4.9 mi), 63389 (6.7 mi), 62031 (8.3 mi) and 62013 (9.4 mi).

Is 62006 a PO Box ZIP code?

62006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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