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62086

ZIP 62086 is Sorento, Illinois, mostly in Bond County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bond +2 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
1,318
Coordinates
38.9899, -89.5896
☼ Live from 62086 — Sorento, IL

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Where 62086 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 62086
  • 🔢 Type 62086 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,086 = 2 × 37 × 839. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62085 (Sawyerville, IL, 13 mi away) and 62087 (South Roxana, IL, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62086 becomes 68026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fremont, NE, 402 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02668, 06268, 20686, 20866, 26680, 28606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02668 in West Barnstable, MA, 1,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯483 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62086 and you would come out at 38.99°S, 90.41°E — 1,224 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 48.4 square miles of land, 62086 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,318This ZIP1,318
Households466This ZIP466
Housing units504This ZIP504
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,000This ZIP$65,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$110,900This ZIP$110,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$533This ZIP$533Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density27.3 / sq miThis ZIP27.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$1,091,000This ZIP$1,091,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$33,249,000This ZIP$33,249,000

Land area

Land area48.37 sq miThis ZIP48.37 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 62086 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Bond County 76.3%
Montgomery County 20.8%
Madison County 2.9%

Other place names in 62086

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ZIP codes near 62086

ZIPCityDistance
62091 Walshville, IL 4.7 mi
62077 Panama, IL 5.1 mi
62074 New Douglas, IL 5.9 mi
62019 Donnellson, IL 8.2 mi
62058 Livingston, IL 9.5 mi
62089 Taylor Springs, IL 10.4 mi
62069 Mount Olive, IL 10.6 mi
62246 Greenville, IL 11.1 mi
62001 Alhambra, IL 11.2 mi
62088 Staunton, IL 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62086?

62086 is in Sorento, Illinois, in Bond County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9899, -89.5896.

What county is 62086 in?

62086 spans 3 counties: Bond County, Montgomery County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Bond 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 62086?

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

What time zone is 62086 in?

62086 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62086?

About 1,318 people live in ZIP code 62086, in 466 households, at 27.3 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 62086?

$65,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62086?

The closest are 62091 (4.7 mi), 62077 (5.1 mi), 62074 (5.9 mi), 62019 (8.2 mi) and 62058 (9.5 mi).

Is 62086 a PO Box ZIP code?

62086 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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