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62205

ZIP 62205 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
6,459
Coordinates
38.6028, -90.1186
☼ Live from 62205 — East Saint Louis, IL

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Where 62205 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 62205
  • 🔢 Type 62205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,205 = 3 × 5 × 11 × 13 × 29. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62204 (East Saint Louis, IL, 2 mi away) and 62206 (East Saint Louis, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62205 becomes 50226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Polk City, IA, 291 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02562, 02652, 05262, 20265, 20526, 20625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02652 in North Truro, MA, 1,079 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 62205 and you would come out at 38.60°S, 89.88°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 6.4 square miles of land, 62205 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,459This ZIP6,459
Households2,276This ZIP2,276
Housing units3,685This ZIP3,685
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$45,672This ZIP$45,672Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$41,800This ZIP$41,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,025This ZIP$1,025Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density1,016.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,016.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees1,257This ZIP1,257
Annual payroll$87,205,000This ZIP$87,205,000
Tax returns filed2,490This ZIP2,490
Total adjusted gross income$83,828,000This ZIP$83,828,000

Land area

Land area6.36 sq miThis ZIP6.36 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 62205

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ZIP codes near 62205

ZIPCityDistance
62207 East Saint Louis, IL 1.4 mi
62204 East Saint Louis, IL 2.2 mi
62203 East Saint Louis, IL 2.3 mi
62202 East Saint Louis, IL 2.4 mi
62201 East Saint Louis, IL 2.5 mi
62206 East Saint Louis, IL 3.6 mi
62071 National Stock Yards, IL 4.2 mi
63102 Saint Louis, MO 4.3 mi
63101 Saint Louis, MO 4.5 mi
62059 Lovejoy, IL 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62205?

62205 is in East Saint Louis, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6028, -90.1186.

What county is 62205 in?

62205 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 62205?

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

What time zone is 62205 in?

62205 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62205?

About 6,459 people live in ZIP code 62205, in 2,276 households, at 1,016.0 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 62205?

$45,672 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62205?

The closest are 62207 (1.4 mi), 62204 (2.2 mi), 62203 (2.3 mi), 62202 (2.4 mi) and 62201 (2.5 mi).

Is 62205 a PO Box ZIP code?

62205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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