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62097

ZIP 62097 is Worden, Illinois, in Madison County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
2,973
Coordinates
38.9367, -89.8527
☼ Live from 62097 — Worden, IL

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Where 62097 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62097
  • 🔢 Type 62097 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGOZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,097 = 3 × 7 × 2957. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62095 (Wood River, IL, 13 mi away) and 62098 (Wrights, IL, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62097 becomes 79026, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 7,222 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯470 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62097 and you would come out at 38.94°S, 90.15°E — 1,216 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 41.2 square miles of land, 62097 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,973This ZIP2,973
Households1,158This ZIP1,158
Housing units1,256This ZIP1,256
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$91,011This ZIP$91,011Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$217,900This ZIP$217,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,090This ZIP$2,090Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density72.2 / sq miThis ZIP72.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$3,221,000This ZIP$3,221,000
Tax returns filed1,460This ZIP1,460
Total adjusted gross income$129,314,000This ZIP$129,314,000

Land area

Land area41.17 sq miThis ZIP41.17 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 62097

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ZIP codes near 62097

ZIPCityDistance
62046 Hamel, IL 3.1 mi
62058 Livingston, IL 5.2 mi
62088 Staunton, IL 6.1 mi
62001 Alhambra, IL 6.9 mi
62067 Moro, IL 7.0 mi
62021 Dorsey, IL 7.4 mi
62025 Edwardsville, IL 8.5 mi
62074 New Douglas, IL 8.8 mi
62093 Wilsonville, IL 8.9 mi
62014 Bunker Hill, IL 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62097?

62097 is in Worden, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9367, -89.8527.

What county is 62097 in?

62097 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62097?

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

What time zone is 62097 in?

62097 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62097?

About 2,973 people live in ZIP code 62097, in 1,158 households, at 72.2 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 62097?

$91,011 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62097?

The closest are 62046 (3.1 mi), 62058 (5.2 mi), 62088 (6.1 mi), 62001 (6.9 mi) and 62067 (7 mi).

Is 62097 a PO Box ZIP code?

62097 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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