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62018

ZIP 62018 is Cottage Hills, Illinois, in Madison County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
3,184
Coordinates
38.9139, -90.0819
☼ Live from 62018 — Cottage Hills, IL

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Where 62018 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 62018
  • 🔢 Type 62018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,018 = 2 × 11 × 2819. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62017 (Coffeen, IL, 40 mi away) and 62019 (Donnellson, IL, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62018 becomes 81026, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 1,261 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯458 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62018 and you would come out at 38.91°S, 89.92°E — 1,208 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 3.3 square miles of land, 62018 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,184This ZIP3,184
Households1,210This ZIP1,210
Housing units1,298This ZIP1,298
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$40,438This ZIP$40,438Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$70,200This ZIP$70,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,052This ZIP$1,052Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.3%This ZIP3.3%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density958.2 / sq miThis ZIP958.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees168This ZIP168
Annual payroll$5,167,000This ZIP$5,167,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$59,358,000This ZIP$59,358,000

Land area

Land area3.32 sq miThis ZIP3.32 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 62018

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

ZIP codes near 62018

ZIPCityDistance
62010 Bethalto, IL 1.8 mi
62024 East Alton, IL 2.2 mi
62002 Alton, IL 3.3 mi
62095 Wood River, IL 3.6 mi
62084 Roxana, IL 5.2 mi
62067 Moro, IL 5.4 mi
62087 South Roxana, IL 6.9 mi
62021 Dorsey, IL 7.4 mi
63386 West Alton, MO 8.0 mi
62035 Godfrey, IL 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62018?

62018 is in Cottage Hills, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9139, -90.0819.

What county is 62018 in?

62018 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62018?

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

What time zone is 62018 in?

62018 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62018?

About 3,184 people live in ZIP code 62018, in 1,210 households, at 958.2 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 62018?

$40,438 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62018?

The closest are 62010 (1.8 mi), 62024 (2.2 mi), 62002 (3.3 mi), 62095 (3.6 mi) and 62084 (5.2 mi).

Is 62018 a PO Box ZIP code?

62018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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