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62022

ZIP 62022 is Dow, Illinois, in Jersey County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jersey
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
1,088
Coordinates
39.0032, -90.3262
☼ Live from 62022 — Dow, IL

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Where 62022 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62022
  • 🔢 Type 62022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,022 = 2 × 3 × 10337. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62021 (Dorsey, IL, 19 mi away) and 62023 (Eagarville, IL, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62022 becomes 22026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dumfries, VA, 702 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (20226, 20262, 20622, 22026, 22206, 22602, …). The farthest-flung twin is 20622 in Charlotte Hall, MD, 726 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯444 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62022 and you would come out at 39.00°S, 89.67°E — 1,194 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 25m.
  • 📏 At 20.4 square miles of land, 62022 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,088This ZIP1,088
Households347This ZIP347
Housing units454This ZIP454
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$110,703This ZIP$110,703Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$188,300This ZIP$188,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density53.3 / sq miThis ZIP53.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees97This ZIP97
Annual payroll$9,211,000This ZIP$9,211,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$45,562,000This ZIP$45,562,000

Land area

Land area20.41 sq miThis ZIP20.41 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 62022

ZIPCityDistance
62028 Elsah, IL 3.5 mi
62035 Godfrey, IL 5.4 mi
63373 Portage Des Sioux, MO 6.0 mi
62037 Grafton, IL 7.5 mi
62052 Jerseyville, IL 7.6 mi
62012 Brighton, IL 10.0 mi
63386 West Alton, MO 10.8 mi
63034 Florissant, MO 11.1 mi
62002 Alton, IL 11.2 mi
63301 Saint Charles, MO 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62022?

62022 is in Dow, Illinois, in Jersey County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0032, -90.3262.

What county is 62022 in?

62022 lies in Jersey County.

What area code is 62022?

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

What time zone is 62022 in?

62022 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62022?

About 1,088 people live in ZIP code 62022, in 347 households, at 53.3 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 62022?

$110,703 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62022?

The closest are 62028 (3.5 mi), 62035 (5.4 mi), 63373 (6 mi), 62037 (7.5 mi) and 62052 (7.6 mi).

Is 62022 a PO Box ZIP code?

62022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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