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62079

ZIP 62079 is Piasa, Illinois, mostly in Macoupin County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
292
Coordinates
39.1084, -90.1318
☼ Live from 62079 — Piasa, IL

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Where 62079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62079
  • 🔢 Type 62079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,079 = 3 × 20693. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001001111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62078 (Patterson, IL, 32 mi away) and 62080 (Ramsey, IL, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62079 becomes 97026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gervais, OR, 1,719 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02769, 06279, 06792, 06927, 07926, 07962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09762 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,223 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯453 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62079 and you would come out at 39.11°S, 89.87°E — 1,197 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 11.0 square miles of land, 62079 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population292This ZIP292
Households88This ZIP88
Housing units197This ZIP197
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$133,333This ZIP$133,333Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$147,000This ZIP$147,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.9%This ZIP8.9%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density26.5 / sq miThis ZIP26.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$398,000This ZIP$398,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$11,659,000This ZIP$11,659,000

Land area

Land area11.02 sq miThis ZIP11.02 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 62079 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Macoupin County 81.5%
Jersey County 18.5%

ZIP codes near 62079

ZIPCityDistance
62030 Fidelity, IL 3.6 mi
62012 Brighton, IL 4.5 mi
62063 Medora, IL 6.3 mi
62685 Shipman, IL 7.8 mi
62052 Jerseyville, IL 10.1 mi
62014 Bunker Hill, IL 10.7 mi
62630 Chesterfield, IL 11.5 mi
62002 Alton, IL 11.7 mi
62081 Rockbridge, IL 11.9 mi
62035 Godfrey, IL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62079?

62079 is in Piasa, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1084, -90.1318.

What county is 62079 in?

62079 spans 2 counties: Macoupin County and Jersey County. Most of it falls in Macoupin 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 62079?

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

What time zone is 62079 in?

62079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62079?

About 292 people live in ZIP code 62079, in 88 households, at 26.5 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 62079?

$133,333 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62079?

The closest are 62030 (3.6 mi), 62012 (4.5 mi), 62063 (6.3 mi), 62685 (7.8 mi) and 62052 (10.1 mi).

Is 62079 a PO Box ZIP code?

62079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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