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Where 62078 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.
- 🔢 Type 62078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,078 = 2 × 31039. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111001001111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62077 (Panama, IL, 61 mi away) and 62079 (Piasa, IL, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62078 becomes 87026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Laguna, NM, 969 miles away.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 07826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02768 in Raynham Center, MA, 1,028 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
- 🎯431 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62078 and you would come out at 39.48°S, 89.51°E — 1,166 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
- 📏 At 0.529 square miles of land, 62078 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 256 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 73This ZIP73 |
|---|---|
| Households | 27This ZIP27 |
| Housing units | 51This ZIP51 |
| Median age | 46.5This ZIP46.5Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $32,000This ZIP$32,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.8%This ZIP8.8% |
| Mean commute | 50.3 minThis ZIP50.3 min |
| Population density | 138.0 / sq miThis ZIP138.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 62078
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 62078
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62610 | Alsey, IL | 4.6 mi |
62092 | White Hall, IL | 5.2 mi |
62050 | Hillview, IL | 5.3 mi |
62361 | Pearl, IL | 7.2 mi |
62082 | Roodhouse, IL | 9.1 mi |
62663 | Manchester, IL | 9.5 mi |
62694 | Winchester, IL | 9.9 mi |
62352 | Milton, IL | 10.8 mi |
62098 | Wrights, IL | 12.0 mi |
62016 | Carrollton, IL | 13.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62078?
62078 is in Patterson, Illinois, in Greene County. Its published point location is 39.4798, -90.4868.
What county is 62078 in?
62078 lies in Greene County.
What area code is 62078?
Patterson uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62078 in?
62078 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62078?
About 73 people live in ZIP code 62078, in 27 households, at 138.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 62078?
The closest are 62610 (4.6 mi), 62092 (5.2 mi), 62050 (5.3 mi), 62361 (7.2 mi) and 62082 (9.1 mi).
Is 62078 a PO Box ZIP code?
62078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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