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62012

ZIP 62012 is Brighton, Illinois, mostly in Jersey County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jersey +2 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
6,672
Coordinates
39.0448, -90.1483
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Where 62012 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 62012
  • 🔢 Type 62012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,012 = 2 × 2 × 37 × 419. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62011 (Bingham, IL, 50 mi away) and 62013 (Brussels, IL, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62012 becomes 21026, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01226, 01262, 02126, 12062, 12206, 12260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02126 in Mattapan, MA, 1,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯453 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62012 and you would come out at 39.04°S, 89.85°E — 1,199 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 60.3 square miles of land, 62012 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,672This ZIP6,672
Households2,442This ZIP2,442
Housing units2,859This ZIP2,859
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$92,571This ZIP$92,571Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$168,600This ZIP$168,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$953This ZIP$953Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density110.7 / sq miThis ZIP110.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees413This ZIP413
Annual payroll$15,154,000This ZIP$15,154,000
Tax returns filed3,190This ZIP3,190
Total adjusted gross income$238,040,000This ZIP$238,040,000

Land area

Land area60.29 sq miThis ZIP60.29 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Counties 62012 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jersey County 50.0%
Macoupin County 44.6%
Madison County 5.4%

Other place names in 62012

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ZIP codes near 62012

ZIPCityDistance
62079 Piasa, IL 4.5 mi
62002 Alton, IL 7.3 mi
62030 Fidelity, IL 7.6 mi
62035 Godfrey, IL 7.8 mi
62018 Cottage Hills, IL 9.7 mi
62022 Dow, IL 10.0 mi
62021 Dorsey, IL 10.1 mi
62010 Bethalto, IL 10.2 mi
62052 Jerseyville, IL 10.3 mi
62014 Bunker Hill, IL 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62012?

62012 is in Brighton, Illinois, in Jersey County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0448, -90.1483.

What county is 62012 in?

62012 spans 3 counties: Jersey County, Macoupin County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Jersey 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 62012?

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

What time zone is 62012 in?

62012 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62012?

About 6,672 people live in ZIP code 62012, in 2,442 households, at 110.7 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 62012?

$92,571 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62012?

The closest are 62079 (4.5 mi), 62002 (7.3 mi), 62030 (7.6 mi), 62035 (7.8 mi) and 62018 (9.7 mi).

Is 62012 a PO Box ZIP code?

62012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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