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62088

ZIP 62088 is Staunton, 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
6,400
Coordinates
39.0147, -89.7985
☼ Live from 62088 — Staunton, IL

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Where 62088 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 62088
  • 🔢 Type 62088 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,088 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 13 × 199. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62087 (South Roxana, IL, 20 mi away) and 62089 (Taylor Springs, IL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62088 becomes 88026 — and that is a real ZIP code: Santa Clara, NM, 1,113 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02886, 06828, 08628, 08826, 08862, 20688, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86028 in Petrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ, 1,135 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯472 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62088 and you would come out at 39.01°S, 90.20°E — 1,215 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 43.9 square miles of land, 62088 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,400This ZIP6,400
Households2,795This ZIP2,795
Housing units3,145This ZIP3,145
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,808This ZIP$62,808Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$145,800This ZIP$145,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$642This ZIP$642Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density145.9 / sq miThis ZIP145.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees1,141This ZIP1,141
Annual payroll$55,781,000This ZIP$55,781,000
Tax returns filed3,130This ZIP3,130
Total adjusted gross income$232,707,000This ZIP$232,707,000

Land area

Land area43.86 sq miThis ZIP43.86 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 62088 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Macoupin County 63.5%
Madison County 36.5%

Other place names in 62088

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ZIP codes near 62088

ZIPCityDistance
62058 Livingston, IL 3.7 mi
62093 Wilsonville, IL 4.2 mi
62085 Sawyerville, IL 4.7 mi
62009 Benld, IL 5.5 mi
62069 Mount Olive, IL 6.0 mi
62097 Worden, IL 6.1 mi
62023 Eagarville, IL 6.6 mi
62074 New Douglas, IL 7.2 mi
62014 Bunker Hill, IL 8.4 mi
62033 Gillespie, IL 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62088?

62088 is in Staunton, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0147, -89.7985.

What county is 62088 in?

62088 spans 2 counties: Macoupin County and Madison 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 62088?

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

What time zone is 62088 in?

62088 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62088?

About 6,400 people live in ZIP code 62088, in 2,795 households, at 145.9 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 62088?

$62,808 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62088?

The closest are 62058 (3.7 mi), 62093 (4.2 mi), 62085 (4.7 mi), 62009 (5.5 mi) and 62069 (6 mi).

Is 62088 a PO Box ZIP code?

62088 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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