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62230

ZIP 62230 is Breese, Illinois, in Clinton County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clinton
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
6,377
Coordinates
38.6350, -89.5310
☼ Live from 62230 — Breese, IL

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Where 62230 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62230
  • 🔢 Type 62230 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,230 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 127. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62226 (Belleville, IL, 26 mi away) and 62231 (Carlyle, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62230 becomes 03226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Center Harbor, NH, 998 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02362, 02632, 03226, 03262, 06232, 20623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02632 in Centerville, MA, 1,032 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯491 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62230 and you would come out at 38.64°S, 90.47°E — 1,243 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 51.5 square miles of land, 62230 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,377This ZIP6,377
Households2,612This ZIP2,612
Housing units2,654This ZIP2,654
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$91,350This ZIP$91,350Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$229,300This ZIP$229,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$787This ZIP$787Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%This ZIP32.8%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density123.9 / sq miThis ZIP123.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments223This ZIP223
Employees2,882This ZIP2,882
Annual payroll$143,010,000This ZIP$143,010,000
Tax returns filed3,280This ZIP3,280
Total adjusted gross income$277,633,000This ZIP$277,633,000

Land area

Land area51.47 sq miThis ZIP51.47 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 62230

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ZIP codes near 62230

ZIPCityDistance
62216 Aviston, IL 3.9 mi
62219 Beckemeyer, IL 5.5 mi
62245 Germantown, IL 7.6 mi
62218 Bartelso, IL 8.4 mi
62293 Trenton, IL 9.0 mi
62215 Albers, IL 9.6 mi
62273 Pierron, IL 10.9 mi
62231 Carlyle, IL 11.1 mi
62249 Highland, IL 11.1 mi
62265 New Baden, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62230?

62230 is in Breese, Illinois, in Clinton County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6350, -89.5310.

What county is 62230 in?

62230 lies in Clinton County.

What area code is 62230?

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

What time zone is 62230 in?

62230 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62230?

About 6,377 people live in ZIP code 62230, in 2,612 households, at 123.9 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 62230?

$91,350 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62230?

The closest are 62216 (3.9 mi), 62219 (5.5 mi), 62245 (7.6 mi), 62218 (8.4 mi) and 62293 (9 mi).

Is 62230 a PO Box ZIP code?

62230 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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