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62048

ZIP 62048 is Hartford, 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
1,347
Coordinates
38.7729, -90.1372
☼ Live from 62048 — Hartford, IL

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Where 62048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62048
  • 🔢 Type 62048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 277. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62047 (Hardin, IL, 36 mi away) and 62049 (Hillsboro, IL, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62048 becomes 84026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Duchesne, UT, 1,053 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86402 in Kingman, AZ, 1,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯457 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62048 and you would come out at 38.77°S, 89.86°E — 1,213 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 17.2 square miles of land, 62048 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,347This ZIP1,347
Households668This ZIP668
Housing units741This ZIP741
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$40,946This ZIP$40,946Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$65,300This ZIP$65,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$984This ZIP$984Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%This ZIP4.7%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density78.3 / sq miThis ZIP78.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees507This ZIP507
Annual payroll$42,869,000This ZIP$42,869,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$25,924,000This ZIP$25,924,000

Land area

Land area17.21 sq miThis ZIP17.21 sq mi
Water area6.04 sq miThis ZIP6.04 sq mi

Other place names in 62048

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ZIP codes near 62048

ZIPCityDistance
63138 Saint Louis, MO 3.6 mi
63137 Saint Louis, MO 4.4 mi
62040 Granite City, IL 4.5 mi
62087 South Roxana, IL 4.6 mi
62084 Roxana, IL 6.1 mi
62060 Madison, IL 6.3 mi
63136 Saint Louis, MO 6.9 mi
63147 Saint Louis, MO 6.9 mi
62095 Wood River, IL 7.1 mi
62026 Edwardsville, IL 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62048?

62048 is in Hartford, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7729, -90.1372.

What county is 62048 in?

62048 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62048?

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

What time zone is 62048 in?

62048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62048?

About 1,347 people live in ZIP code 62048, in 668 households, at 78.3 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 62048?

$40,946 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62048?

The closest are 63138 (3.6 mi), 63137 (4.4 mi), 62040 (4.5 mi), 62087 (4.6 mi) and 62084 (6.1 mi).

Is 62048 a PO Box ZIP code?

62048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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