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62056

ZIP 62056 is Litchfield, Illinois, mostly in Montgomery County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
8,528
Coordinates
39.1756, -89.6744
☼ Live from 62056 — Litchfield, IL

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Where 62056 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 62056
  • 🔢 Type 62056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7757. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62054 (Kane, IL, 36 mi away) and 62058 (Livingston, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62056 becomes 65026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eldon, MO, 166 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06256, 06265, 20566, 20656, 25606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05662 in Moscow, VT, 944 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯477 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62056 and you would come out at 39.18°S, 90.33°E — 1,212 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 107.4 square miles of land, 62056 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,528This ZIP8,528
Households3,824This ZIP3,824
Housing units4,075This ZIP4,075
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,643This ZIP$62,643Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$126,500This ZIP$126,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$691This ZIP$691Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density79.4 / sq miThis ZIP79.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments295This ZIP295
Employees4,340This ZIP4,340
Annual payroll$170,403,000This ZIP$170,403,000
Tax returns filed3,870This ZIP3,870
Total adjusted gross income$257,588,000This ZIP$257,588,000

Land area

Land area107.40 sq miThis ZIP107.40 sq mi
Water area1.45 sq miThis ZIP1.45 sq mi

Counties 62056 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 72.0%
Macoupin County 28.0%

Other place names in 62056

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ZIP codes near 62056

ZIPCityDistance
62069 Mount Olive, IL 6.9 mi
62023 Eagarville, IL 7.3 mi
62015 Butler, IL 7.4 mi
62009 Benld, IL 8.7 mi
62091 Walshville, IL 8.9 mi
62033 Gillespie, IL 9.3 mi
62560 Raymond, IL 9.3 mi
62085 Sawyerville, IL 9.5 mi
62049 Hillsboro, IL 10.7 mi
62089 Taylor Springs, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62056?

62056 is in Litchfield, Illinois, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 39.1756, -89.6744.

What county is 62056 in?

62056 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Macoupin County. Most of it falls in Montgomery County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62056?

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

What time zone is 62056 in?

62056 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62056?

About 8,528 people live in ZIP code 62056, in 3,824 households, at 79.4 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 62056?

$62,643 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62056?

The closest are 62069 (6.9 mi), 62023 (7.3 mi), 62015 (7.4 mi), 62009 (8.7 mi) and 62091 (8.9 mi).

Is 62056 a PO Box ZIP code?

62056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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