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62036

ZIP 62036 is Golden Eagle, Illinois, in Calhoun County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
574
Coordinates
38.9183, -90.5897
☼ Live from 62036 — Golden Eagle, IL

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Where 62036 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62036
  • 🔢 Type 62036 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,036 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1193. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62035 (Godfrey, IL, 19 mi away) and 62037 (Grafton, IL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62036 becomes 63026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fenton, MO, 30 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02366, 02663, 03266, 06263, 20636, 23066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02663 in South Wellfleet, MA, 1,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯431 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62036 and you would come out at 38.92°S, 89.41°E — 1,188 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 31.6 square miles of land, 62036 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population574This ZIP574
Households212This ZIP212
Housing units411This ZIP411
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$103,409This ZIP$103,409Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$229,400This ZIP$229,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$563This ZIP$563Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density18.2 / sq miThis ZIP18.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,124,000This ZIP$1,124,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$26,129,000This ZIP$26,129,000

Land area

Land area31.61 sq miThis ZIP31.61 sq mi
Water area4.32 sq miThis ZIP4.32 sq mi

ZIP codes near 62036

ZIPCityDistance
62013 Brussels, IL 2.8 mi
63301 Saint Charles, MO 8.0 mi
63376 Saint Peters, MO 8.2 mi
63366 O Fallon, MO 8.4 mi
62037 Grafton, IL 9.3 mi
63369 Old Monroe, MO 10.1 mi
63302 Saint Charles, MO 11.0 mi
63373 Portage Des Sioux, MO 11.0 mi
62006 Batchtown, IL 11.2 mi
63389 Winfield, MO 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62036?

62036 is in Golden Eagle, Illinois, in Calhoun County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9183, -90.5897.

What county is 62036 in?

62036 lies in Calhoun County.

What area code is 62036?

Golden Eagle uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62036 in?

62036 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62036?

About 574 people live in ZIP code 62036, in 212 households, at 18.2 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 62036?

$103,409 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62036?

The closest are 62013 (2.8 mi), 63301 (8 mi), 63376 (8.2 mi), 63366 (8.4 mi) and 62037 (9.3 mi).

Is 62036 a PO Box ZIP code?

62036 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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