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62063

ZIP 62063 is Medora, Illinois, mostly in Jersey County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jersey +2 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
795
Coordinates
39.1985, -90.1499
☼ Live from 62063 — Medora, IL

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Where 62063 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62063
  • 🔢 Type 62063 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,063 = 53 × 1171. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62062 (Maryville, IL, 34 mi away) and 62065 (Michael, IL, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62063 becomes 36026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Equality, AL, 497 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02366, 02663, 03266, 06263, 20636, 23066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02663 in South Wellfleet, MA, 1,073 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯451 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62063 and you would come out at 39.20°S, 89.85°E — 1,192 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 52.4 square miles of land, 62063 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population795This ZIP795
Households344This ZIP344
Housing units428This ZIP428
Median age55.4This ZIP55.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,295This ZIP$63,295Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$128,600This ZIP$128,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$636This ZIP$636Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees75This ZIP75
Annual payroll$2,501,000This ZIP$2,501,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$34,115,000This ZIP$34,115,000

Land area

Land area52.36 sq miThis ZIP52.36 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 62063 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jersey County 51.7%
Macoupin County 47.8%
Greene County 0.5%

Other place names in 62063

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ZIP codes near 62063

ZIPCityDistance
62030 Fidelity, IL 3.1 mi
62630 Chesterfield, IL 6.1 mi
62081 Rockbridge, IL 6.1 mi
62079 Piasa, IL 6.3 mi
62685 Shipman, IL 9.4 mi
62012 Brighton, IL 10.6 mi
62054 Kane, IL 10.8 mi
62052 Jerseyville, IL 10.8 mi
62044 Greenfield, IL 11.9 mi
62649 Hettick, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62063?

62063 is in Medora, Illinois, in Jersey County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1985, -90.1499.

What county is 62063 in?

62063 spans 3 counties: Jersey County, Macoupin County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Jersey 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 62063?

Medora uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62063 in?

62063 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62063?

About 795 people live in ZIP code 62063, in 344 households, at 15.2 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 62063?

$63,295 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62063?

The closest are 62030 (3.1 mi), 62630 (6.1 mi), 62081 (6.1 mi), 62079 (6.3 mi) and 62685 (9.4 mi).

Is 62063 a PO Box ZIP code?

62063 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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