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62040

ZIP 62040 is Granite City, Illinois, in Madison County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
40,404
Coordinates
38.7149, -90.0989
☼ Live from 62040 — Granite City, IL

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Where 62040 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 62040
  • 🔢 Type 62040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 47. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62037 (Grafton, IL, 28 mi away) and 62044 (Greenfield, IL, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62040 becomes 04026, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00624, 02460, 04062, 04260, 06024, 06042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00624 in Penuelas, PR, 2,002 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% 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 62040 and you would come out at 38.71°S, 89.90°E — 1,217 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 39.9 square miles of land, 62040 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,404This ZIP40,404
Households17,203This ZIP17,203
Housing units18,908This ZIP18,908
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,031This ZIP$60,031Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$112,000This ZIP$112,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$910This ZIP$910Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density1,013.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,013.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments704This ZIP704
Employees14,124This ZIP14,124
Annual payroll$815,424,000This ZIP$815,424,000
Tax returns filed18,300This ZIP18,300
Total adjusted gross income$1,002,903,000This ZIP$1,002,903,000

Land area

Land area39.89 sq miThis ZIP39.89 sq mi
Water area5.92 sq miThis ZIP5.92 sq mi

Other place names in 62040

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ZIP codes near 62040

ZIPCityDistance
62060 Madison, IL 3.3 mi
62048 Hartford, IL 4.5 mi
62090 Venice, IL 4.9 mi
62071 National Stock Yards, IL 5.6 mi
62059 Lovejoy, IL 5.9 mi
62204 East Saint Louis, IL 5.9 mi
62201 East Saint Louis, IL 6.0 mi
63147 Saint Louis, MO 6.4 mi
63137 Saint Louis, MO 6.6 mi
62234 Collinsville, IL 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62040?

62040 is in Granite City, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7149, -90.0989.

What county is 62040 in?

62040 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62040?

Granite City uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62040 in?

62040 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62040?

About 40,404 people live in ZIP code 62040, in 17,203 households, at 1,013.0 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 62040?

$60,031 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62040?

The closest are 62060 (3.3 mi), 62048 (4.5 mi), 62090 (4.9 mi), 62071 (5.6 mi) and 62059 (5.9 mi).

Is 62040 a PO Box ZIP code?

62040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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