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62046

ZIP 62046 is Hamel, 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
1,102
Coordinates
38.8925, -89.8387
☼ Live from 62046 — Hamel, IL

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Where 62046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62046
  • 🔢 Type 62046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,046 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 383. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62045 (Hamburg, IL, 52 mi away) and 62047 (Hardin, IL, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62046 becomes 64026, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02466, 02646, 02664, 04266, 04626, 04662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04626 in Cutler, ME, 1,227 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯471 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62046 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 90.16°E — 1,219 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 1.1 square miles of land, 62046 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 514 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,102This ZIP1,102
Households405This ZIP405
Housing units420This ZIP420
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$108,036This ZIP$108,036Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$250,000This ZIP$250,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$954This ZIP$954Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%This ZIP35.4%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density1,036.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,036.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees436This ZIP436
Annual payroll$23,957,000This ZIP$23,957,000

Land area

Land area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 62046

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ZIP codes near 62046

ZIPCityDistance
62097 Worden, IL 3.1 mi
62001 Alhambra, IL 5.1 mi
62025 Edwardsville, IL 6.6 mi
62058 Livingston, IL 6.6 mi
62061 Marine, IL 7.8 mi
62067 Moro, IL 8.2 mi
62088 Staunton, IL 8.7 mi
62074 New Douglas, IL 9.1 mi
62021 Dorsey, IL 9.7 mi
62010 Bethalto, IL 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62046?

62046 is in Hamel, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8925, -89.8387.

What county is 62046 in?

62046 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62046?

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

What time zone is 62046 in?

62046 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62046?

About 1,102 people live in ZIP code 62046, in 405 households, at 1,036.7 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 62046?

$108,036 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62046?

The closest are 62097 (3.1 mi), 62001 (5.1 mi), 62025 (6.6 mi), 62058 (6.6 mi) and 62061 (7.8 mi).

Is 62046 a PO Box ZIP code?

62046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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