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62201

ZIP 62201 is in East Saint Louis, Illinois, mostly in St. Clair County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time. East Saint Louis has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Clair +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
4,921
Coordinates
38.6351, -90.1407
☼ Live from 62201 — East Saint Louis, IL

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Where 62201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62201
  • 🔢 Type 62201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 62201 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62098 (Wrights, IL, 52 mi away) and 62202 (East Saint Louis, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62201 becomes 10226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01226, 01262, 02126, 12062, 12206, 12260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02126 in Mattapan, MA, 1,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯459 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62201 and you would come out at 38.64°S, 89.86°E — 1,219 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 12.0 square miles of land, 62201 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,921This ZIP4,921
Households2,065This ZIP2,065
Housing units2,732This ZIP2,732
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$27,437This ZIP$27,437Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$60,000This ZIP$60,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$713This ZIP$713Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density408.7 / sq miThis ZIP408.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments162This ZIP162
Employees3,385This ZIP3,385
Annual payroll$228,696,000This ZIP$228,696,000
Tax returns filed1,640This ZIP1,640
Total adjusted gross income$58,770,000This ZIP$58,770,000

Land area

Land area12.04 sq miThis ZIP12.04 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq miThis ZIP0.97 sq mi

Counties 62201 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Clair County 96.0%
Madison County 4.0%

Other place names in 62201

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ZIP codes near 62201

ZIPCityDistance
62202 East Saint Louis, IL 1.6 mi
62071 National Stock Yards, IL 1.7 mi
62059 Lovejoy, IL 2.1 mi
62204 East Saint Louis, IL 2.4 mi
63102 Saint Louis, MO 2.5 mi
62205 East Saint Louis, IL 2.5 mi
62090 Venice, IL 2.6 mi
63101 Saint Louis, MO 2.8 mi
63150 Saint Louis, MO 3.1 mi
63169 Saint Louis, MO 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62201?

62201 is in East Saint Louis, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6351, -90.1407.

What county is 62201 in?

62201 spans 2 counties: St. Clair County and Madison County. Most of it falls in St. Clair 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 62201?

East Saint Louis uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62201 in?

62201 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62201?

About 4,921 people live in ZIP code 62201, in 2,065 households, at 408.7 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 62201?

$27,437 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62201?

The closest are 62202 (1.6 mi), 62071 (1.7 mi), 62059 (2.1 mi), 62204 (2.4 mi) and 63102 (2.5 mi).

Is 62201 a PO Box ZIP code?

62201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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