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62208

ZIP 62208 is Fairview Heights, Illinois, in St. Clair County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Clair
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
16,821
Coordinates
38.5953, -90.0047
☼ Live from 62208 — Fairview Heights, IL

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Where 62208 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 62208
  • 🔢 Type 62208 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,208 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62207 (East Saint Louis, IL, 7 mi away) and 62214 (Addieville, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62208 becomes 80226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Denver, CO, 811 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02826, 02862, 06282, 08226, 20268, 20628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86022 in Fredonia, AZ, 1,237 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯467 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62208 and you would come out at 38.60°S, 90.00°E — 1,226 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 13.4 square miles of land, 62208 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,821This ZIP16,821
Households7,336This ZIP7,336
Housing units8,192This ZIP8,192
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,205This ZIP$80,205Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$176,000This ZIP$176,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,207This ZIP$1,207Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.3%This ZIP34.3%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density1,255.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,255.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments595This ZIP595
Employees9,768This ZIP9,768
Annual payroll$352,223,000This ZIP$352,223,000
Tax returns filed8,620This ZIP8,620
Total adjusted gross income$576,085,000This ZIP$576,085,000

Land area

Land area13.40 sq miThis ZIP13.40 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 62208

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ZIP codes near 62208

ZIPCityDistance
62232 Caseyville, IL 2.6 mi
62203 East Saint Louis, IL 3.9 mi
62226 Belleville, IL 4.1 mi
62269 O Fallon, IL 4.8 mi
62223 Belleville, IL 5.1 mi
62204 East Saint Louis, IL 5.5 mi
62234 Collinsville, IL 6.1 mi
62205 East Saint Louis, IL 6.2 mi
62207 East Saint Louis, IL 6.6 mi
62201 East Saint Louis, IL 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62208?

62208 is in Fairview Heights, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5953, -90.0047.

What county is 62208 in?

62208 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 62208?

Fairview Heights uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62208 in?

62208 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62208?

About 16,821 people live in ZIP code 62208, in 7,336 households, at 1,255.8 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 62208?

$80,205 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62208?

The closest are 62232 (2.6 mi), 62203 (3.9 mi), 62226 (4.1 mi), 62269 (4.8 mi) and 62223 (5.1 mi).

Is 62208 a PO Box ZIP code?

62208 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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