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62010

ZIP 62010 is Bethalto, Illinois, in Madison County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
11,028
Coordinates
38.9191, -90.0483
☼ Live from 62010 — Bethalto, IL

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Where 62010 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 62010
  • 🔢 Type 62010 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,010 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 53. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62009 (Benld, IL, 18 mi away) and 62011 (Bingham, IL, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62010 becomes 01026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cummington, MA, 928 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, 1,991 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯460 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62010 and you would come out at 38.92°S, 89.95°E — 1,209 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 21.2 square miles of land, 62010 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,028This ZIP11,028
Households4,688This ZIP4,688
Housing units5,059This ZIP5,059
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,408This ZIP$71,408Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$183,400This ZIP$183,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$988This ZIP$988Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density519.2 / sq miThis ZIP519.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments155This ZIP155
Employees1,603This ZIP1,603
Annual payroll$68,870,000This ZIP$68,870,000
Tax returns filed5,440This ZIP5,440
Total adjusted gross income$411,026,000This ZIP$411,026,000

Land area

Land area21.24 sq miThis ZIP21.24 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 62010

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

ZIP codes near 62010

ZIPCityDistance
62018 Cottage Hills, IL 1.8 mi
62024 East Alton, IL 3.3 mi
62067 Moro, IL 3.6 mi
62095 Wood River, IL 4.1 mi
62002 Alton, IL 4.9 mi
62084 Roxana, IL 5.5 mi
62021 Dorsey, IL 5.9 mi
62087 South Roxana, IL 7.3 mi
62025 Edwardsville, IL 8.8 mi
62026 Edwardsville, IL 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62010?

62010 is in Bethalto, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9191, -90.0483.

What county is 62010 in?

62010 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62010?

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

What time zone is 62010 in?

62010 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62010?

About 11,028 people live in ZIP code 62010, in 4,688 households, at 519.2 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 62010?

$71,408 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62010?

The closest are 62018 (1.8 mi), 62024 (3.3 mi), 62067 (3.6 mi), 62095 (4.1 mi) and 62002 (4.9 mi).

Is 62010 a PO Box ZIP code?

62010 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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