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62074

ZIP 62074 is New Douglas, Illinois, mostly in Madison County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +3 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
1,205
Coordinates
38.9550, -89.6897
☼ Live from 62074 — New Douglas, IL

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Where 62074 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 62074
  • 🔢 Type 62074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,074 = 2 × 41 × 757. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62071 (National Stock Yards, IL, 33 mi away) and 62075 (Nokomis, IL, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62074 becomes 47026, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04762 in New Sweden, ME, 1,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯478 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62074 and you would come out at 38.96°S, 90.31°E — 1,222 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 42.7 square miles of land, 62074 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,205This ZIP1,205
Households446This ZIP446
Housing units478This ZIP478
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,808This ZIP$79,808Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$261,400This ZIP$261,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$800This ZIP$800Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density28.2 / sq miThis ZIP28.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$839,000This ZIP$839,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$44,198,000This ZIP$44,198,000

Land area

Land area42.71 sq miThis ZIP42.71 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 62074 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 75.0%
Bond County 13.4%
Macoupin County 8.0%
Montgomery County 3.7%

Other place names in 62074

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ZIP codes near 62074

ZIPCityDistance
62058 Livingston, IL 4.1 mi
62001 Alhambra, IL 5.9 mi
62086 Sorento, IL 5.9 mi
62088 Staunton, IL 7.2 mi
62091 Walshville, IL 8.2 mi
62097 Worden, IL 8.8 mi
62046 Hamel, IL 9.1 mi
62069 Mount Olive, IL 9.6 mi
62085 Sawyerville, IL 10.7 mi
62077 Panama, IL 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62074?

62074 is in New Douglas, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9550, -89.6897.

What county is 62074 in?

62074 spans 4 counties: Madison County, Bond County, Macoupin County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 62074?

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

What time zone is 62074 in?

62074 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62074?

About 1,205 people live in ZIP code 62074, in 446 households, at 28.2 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 62074?

$79,808 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62074?

The closest are 62058 (4.1 mi), 62001 (5.9 mi), 62086 (5.9 mi), 62088 (7.2 mi) and 62091 (8.2 mi).

Is 62074 a PO Box ZIP code?

62074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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