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62204

ZIP 62204 is in East Saint Louis, Illinois, 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
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
4,055
Coordinates
38.6295, -90.0959
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Where 62204 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62204
  • 🔢 Type 62204 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,204 = 2 × 2 × 15551. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62203 (East Saint Louis, IL, 2 mi away) and 62205 (East Saint Louis, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62204 becomes 40226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02462, 02642, 04226, 04262, 04622, 06242, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04622 in Cherryfield, ME, 1,213 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯461 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62204 and you would come out at 38.63°S, 89.90°E — 1,221 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 4.6 square miles of land, 62204 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,055This ZIP4,055
Households1,710This ZIP1,710
Housing units3,080This ZIP3,080
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$35,346This ZIP$35,346Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$47,800This ZIP$47,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$831This ZIP$831Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density878.1 / sq miThis ZIP878.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees282This ZIP282
Annual payroll$11,314,000This ZIP$11,314,000
Tax returns filed1,550This ZIP1,550
Total adjusted gross income$42,919,000This ZIP$42,919,000

Land area

Land area4.62 sq miThis ZIP4.62 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 62204

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ZIP codes near 62204

ZIPCityDistance
62203 East Saint Louis, IL 2.2 mi
62205 East Saint Louis, IL 2.2 mi
62201 East Saint Louis, IL 2.4 mi
62202 East Saint Louis, IL 3.5 mi
62207 East Saint Louis, IL 3.6 mi
62071 National Stock Yards, IL 4.0 mi
62060 Madison, IL 4.4 mi
62059 Lovejoy, IL 4.5 mi
62090 Venice, IL 4.6 mi
62232 Caseyville, IL 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62204?

62204 is in East Saint Louis, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6295, -90.0959.

What county is 62204 in?

62204 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 62204?

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

What time zone is 62204 in?

62204 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62204?

About 4,055 people live in ZIP code 62204, in 1,710 households, at 878.1 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 62204?

$35,346 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62204?

The closest are 62203 (2.2 mi), 62205 (2.2 mi), 62201 (2.4 mi), 62202 (3.5 mi) and 62207 (3.6 mi).

Is 62204 a PO Box ZIP code?

62204 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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