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62216

ZIP 62216 is Aviston, Illinois, mostly in Clinton County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clinton +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
3,156
Coordinates
38.6325, -89.6024
☼ Live from 62216 — Aviston, IL

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Where 62216 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 62216
  • 🔢 Type 62216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 11 × 101. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62215 (Albers, IL, 9 mi away) and 62217 (Baldwin, IL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62216 becomes 61226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16226, 16262, 16622, 21626, 21662, 26162, …). The farthest-flung twin is 21626 in Crapo, MD, 732 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯487 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62216 and you would come out at 38.63°S, 90.40°E — 1,240 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 24.0 square miles of land, 62216 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,156This ZIP3,156
Households1,081This ZIP1,081
Housing units1,137This ZIP1,137
Median age33.1This ZIP33.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$120,139This ZIP$120,139Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$260,900This ZIP$260,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$963This ZIP$963Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%This ZIP38.1%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density131.5 / sq miThis ZIP131.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees409This ZIP409
Annual payroll$17,460,000This ZIP$17,460,000
Tax returns filed1,490This ZIP1,490
Total adjusted gross income$159,952,000This ZIP$159,952,000

Land area

Land area24.00 sq miThis ZIP24.00 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 62216 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clinton County 92.0%
Madison County 8.0%

Other place names in 62216

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ZIP codes near 62216

ZIPCityDistance
62230 Breese, IL 3.9 mi
62293 Trenton, IL 5.1 mi
62245 Germantown, IL 7.2 mi
62289 Summerfield, IL 8.4 mi
62215 Albers, IL 8.6 mi
62219 Beckemeyer, IL 9.1 mi
62249 Highland, IL 9.2 mi
62265 New Baden, IL 9.7 mi
62218 Bartelso, IL 10.3 mi
62266 New Memphis, IL 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62216?

62216 is in Aviston, Illinois, in Clinton County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6325, -89.6024.

What county is 62216 in?

62216 spans 2 counties: Clinton County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Clinton 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 62216?

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

What time zone is 62216 in?

62216 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62216?

About 3,156 people live in ZIP code 62216, in 1,081 households, at 131.5 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 62216?

$120,139 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62216?

The closest are 62230 (3.9 mi), 62293 (5.1 mi), 62245 (7.2 mi), 62289 (8.4 mi) and 62215 (8.6 mi).

Is 62216 a PO Box ZIP code?

62216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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