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62087

ZIP 62087 is South Roxana, Illinois, in Madison County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
2,181
Coordinates
38.8148, -90.0710
☼ Live from 62087 — South Roxana, IL

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Where 62087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62087
  • 🔢 Type 62087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,087 = 47 × 1321. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62086 (Sorento, IL, 29 mi away) and 62088 (Staunton, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62087 becomes 78026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jourdanton, TX, 848 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, 1,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯460 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62087 and you would come out at 38.81°S, 89.93°E — 1,213 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 62087 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,181This ZIP2,181
Households850This ZIP850
Housing units924This ZIP924
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,214This ZIP$60,214Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$88,700This ZIP$88,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%This ZIP5.7%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density621.4 / sq miThis ZIP621.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees287This ZIP287
Annual payroll$20,383,000This ZIP$20,383,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$33,898,000This ZIP$33,898,000

Land area

Land area3.51 sq miThis ZIP3.51 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 62087

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ZIP codes near 62087

ZIPCityDistance
62084 Roxana, IL 1.8 mi
62095 Wood River, IL 3.3 mi
62026 Edwardsville, IL 4.1 mi
62048 Hartford, IL 4.6 mi
62024 East Alton, IL 4.8 mi
63138 Saint Louis, MO 6.6 mi
62034 Glen Carbon, IL 6.7 mi
62018 Cottage Hills, IL 6.9 mi
62040 Granite City, IL 7.1 mi
62010 Bethalto, IL 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62087?

62087 is in South Roxana, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8148, -90.0710.

What county is 62087 in?

62087 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62087?

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

What time zone is 62087 in?

62087 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62087?

About 2,181 people live in ZIP code 62087, in 850 households, at 621.4 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 62087?

$60,214 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62087?

The closest are 62084 (1.8 mi), 62095 (3.3 mi), 62026 (4.1 mi), 62048 (4.6 mi) and 62024 (4.8 mi).

Is 62087 a PO Box ZIP code?

62087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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