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62225

ZIP 62225 is Scott Air Force Base, 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
5,242
Coordinates
38.5430, -89.8521
☼ Live from 62225 — Scott Air Force Base, IL

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Where 62225 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 62225
  • 🔢 Type 62225 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,225 = 5 × 5 × 19 × 131. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62223 (Belleville, IL, 11 mi away) and 62226 (Belleville, IL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62225 becomes 52226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22526, 22625, 22652, 25262, 56222, 62252, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22526 in Ninde, VA, 693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯476 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62225 and you would come out at 38.54°S, 90.15°E — 1,235 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 5.2 square miles of land, 62225 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,242This ZIP5,242
Households1,509This ZIP1,509
Housing units1,551This ZIP1,551
Median age25.8This ZIP25.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$103,284This ZIP$103,284Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,665This ZIP$1,665Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%This ZIP38.4%
Mean commute13.4 minThis ZIP13.4 min
Population density998.9 / sq miThis ZIP998.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments80This ZIP80
Employees1,330This ZIP1,330
Annual payroll$100,859,000This ZIP$100,859,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$117,202,000This ZIP$117,202,000

Land area

Land area5.25 sq miThis ZIP5.25 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 62225

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ZIP codes near 62225

ZIPCityDistance
62221 Belleville, IL 3.6 mi
62254 Lebanon, IL 4.9 mi
62269 O Fallon, IL 5.2 mi
62289 Summerfield, IL 6.6 mi
62258 Mascoutah, IL 6.8 mi
62226 Belleville, IL 8.0 mi
62243 Freeburg, IL 8.8 mi
62208 Fairview Heights, IL 9.0 mi
62220 Belleville, IL 9.1 mi
62265 New Baden, IL 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62225?

62225 is in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5430, -89.8521.

What county is 62225 in?

62225 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 62225?

Scott Air Force Base uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62225 in?

62225 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62225?

About 5,242 people live in ZIP code 62225, in 1,509 households, at 998.9 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 62225?

$103,284 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62225?

The closest are 62221 (3.6 mi), 62254 (4.9 mi), 62269 (5.2 mi), 62289 (6.6 mi) and 62258 (6.8 mi).

Is 62225 a PO Box ZIP code?

62225 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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