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62009

ZIP 62009 is Benld, Illinois, in Macoupin County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
1,723
Coordinates
39.0936, -89.7981
☼ Live from 62009 — Benld, IL

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Where 62009 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 62009
  • 🔢 Type 62009 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,009 = 59 × 1051. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62006 (Batchtown, IL, 47 mi away) and 62010 (Bethalto, IL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62009 becomes 90026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Angeles, CA, 1,610 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00692, 00926, 00962, 02906, 06029, 06092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09602 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,212 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯471 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62009 and you would come out at 39.09°S, 90.20°E — 1,211 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 2.9 square miles of land, 62009 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,723This ZIP1,723
Households846This ZIP846
Housing units1,103This ZIP1,103
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$45,217This ZIP$45,217Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$85,100This ZIP$85,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$813This ZIP$813Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density599.5 / sq miThis ZIP599.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees155This ZIP155
Annual payroll$3,732,000This ZIP$3,732,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$41,028,000This ZIP$41,028,000

Land area

Land area2.87 sq miThis ZIP2.87 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 62009

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62009

ZIPCityDistance
62085 Sawyerville, IL 0.9 mi
62023 Eagarville, IL 1.5 mi
62093 Wilsonville, IL 3.1 mi
62069 Mount Olive, IL 3.2 mi
62033 Gillespie, IL 3.7 mi
62088 Staunton, IL 5.5 mi
62056 Litchfield, IL 8.7 mi
62058 Livingston, IL 8.8 mi
62014 Bunker Hill, IL 8.9 mi
62091 Walshville, IL 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62009?

62009 is in Benld, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0936, -89.7981.

What county is 62009 in?

62009 lies in Macoupin County.

What area code is 62009?

Benld uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62009 in?

62009 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62009?

About 1,723 people live in ZIP code 62009, in 846 households, at 599.5 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 62009?

$45,217 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62009?

The closest are 62085 (0.9 mi), 62023 (1.5 mi), 62093 (3.1 mi), 62069 (3.2 mi) and 62033 (3.7 mi).

Is 62009 a PO Box ZIP code?

62009 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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