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62049

ZIP 62049 is Hillsboro, Illinois, in Montgomery County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery
Metro area
none
Population
7,871
Coordinates
39.1410, -89.4795
☼ Live from 62049 — Hillsboro, IL

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Where 62049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62049
  • 🔢 Type 62049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,049 = 3 × 13 × 37 × 43. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62048 (Hartford, IL, 44 mi away) and 62050 (Hillview, IL, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62049 becomes 94026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Menlo Park, CA, 1,777 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06249, 06492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,655 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯487 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62049 and you would come out at 39.14°S, 90.52°E — 1,221 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 82.1 square miles of land, 62049 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,871This ZIP7,871
Households2,653This ZIP2,653
Housing units2,911This ZIP2,911
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,446This ZIP$55,446Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$127,600This ZIP$127,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$731This ZIP$731Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density95.9 / sq miThis ZIP95.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments159This ZIP159
Employees1,774This ZIP1,774
Annual payroll$80,938,000This ZIP$80,938,000
Tax returns filed2,850This ZIP2,850
Total adjusted gross income$194,184,000This ZIP$194,184,000

Land area

Land area82.05 sq miThis ZIP82.05 sq mi
Water area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi

Other place names in 62049

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62049

ZIPCityDistance
62089 Taylor Springs, IL 1.6 mi
62051 Irving, IL 5.8 mi
62015 Butler, IL 6.0 mi
62077 Panama, IL 7.7 mi
62017 Coffeen, IL 7.9 mi
62019 Donnellson, IL 8.7 mi
62091 Walshville, IL 9.1 mi
62094 Witt, IL 9.7 mi
62032 Fillmore, IL 10.4 mi
62056 Litchfield, IL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62049?

62049 is in Hillsboro, Illinois, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 39.1410, -89.4795.

What county is 62049 in?

62049 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 62049?

Hillsboro uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62049 in?

62049 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62049?

About 7,871 people live in ZIP code 62049, in 2,653 households, at 95.9 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 62049?

$55,446 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62049?

The closest are 62089 (1.6 mi), 62051 (5.8 mi), 62015 (6 mi), 62077 (7.7 mi) and 62017 (7.9 mi).

Is 62049 a PO Box ZIP code?

62049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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