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62226

ZIP 62226 is in Belleville, Illinois, in St. Clair County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time. Belleville has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 62220, 62221, 62222 and 62223.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Clair
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
28,255
Coordinates
38.5368, -90.0003
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Where 62226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62226
  • 🔢 Type 62226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆62226 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,226 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3457. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62225 (Scott Air Force Base, IL, 8 mi away) and 62230 (Breese, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22626, 62262, 62622, 66222). The farthest-flung twin is 22626 in Fishers Hill, VA, 625 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯468 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62226 and you would come out at 38.54°S, 90.00°E — 1,229 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 13.9 square miles of land, 62226 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,255This ZIP28,255
Households11,919This ZIP11,919
Housing units13,492This ZIP13,492
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,797This ZIP$70,797Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$167,000This ZIP$167,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,008This ZIP$1,008Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density2,035.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,035.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments650This ZIP650
Employees9,096This ZIP9,096
Annual payroll$534,549,000This ZIP$534,549,000
Tax returns filed14,090This ZIP14,090
Total adjusted gross income$998,956,000This ZIP$998,956,000

Land area

Land area13.88 sq miThis ZIP13.88 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 62226

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ZIP codes near 62226

ZIPCityDistance
62223 Belleville, IL 3.2 mi
62220 Belleville, IL 4.0 mi
62208 Fairview Heights, IL 4.1 mi
62221 Belleville, IL 5.6 mi
62203 East Saint Louis, IL 6.1 mi
62269 O Fallon, IL 6.3 mi
62232 Caseyville, IL 6.6 mi
62222 Belleville, IL 6.7 mi
62260 Millstadt, IL 7.5 mi
62207 East Saint Louis, IL 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62226?

62226 is in Belleville, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5368, -90.0003.

What county is 62226 in?

62226 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 62226?

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

What time zone is 62226 in?

62226 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62226?

About 28,255 people live in ZIP code 62226, in 11,919 households, at 2,035.7 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 62226?

$70,797 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62226?

The closest are 62223 (3.2 mi), 62220 (4 mi), 62208 (4.1 mi), 62221 (5.6 mi) and 62203 (6.1 mi).

Is 62226 a PO Box ZIP code?

62226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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