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62231

ZIP 62231 is Carlyle, Illinois, in Clinton County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clinton
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
6,377
Coordinates
38.6531, -89.3269
☼ Live from 62231 — Carlyle, IL

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Where 62231 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62231
  • 🔢 Type 62231 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,231 = 13 × 4787. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62230 (Breese, IL, 11 mi away) and 62232 (Caseyville, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62231 becomes 13226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12236, 13622, 16223, 16232, 16322, 21236, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12236 in Albany, NY, 860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯502 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62231 and you would come out at 38.65°S, 90.67°E — 1,250 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 192.1 square miles of land, 62231 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 146 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,377This ZIP6,377
Households2,808This ZIP2,808
Housing units3,287This ZIP3,287
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,214This ZIP$84,214Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$167,500This ZIP$167,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$975This ZIP$975Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density33.2 / sq miThis ZIP33.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments190This ZIP190
Employees1,806This ZIP1,806
Annual payroll$77,893,000This ZIP$77,893,000
Tax returns filed3,530This ZIP3,530
Total adjusted gross income$268,829,000This ZIP$268,829,000

Land area

Land area192.11 sq miThis ZIP192.11 sq mi
Water area28.27 sq miThis ZIP28.27 sq mi

Other place names in 62231

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ZIP codes near 62231

ZIPCityDistance
62252 Huey, IL 4.0 mi
62219 Beckemeyer, IL 6.9 mi
62250 Hoffman, IL 8.5 mi
62253 Keyesport, IL 8.7 mi
62230 Breese, IL 11.1 mi
62882 Sandoval, IL 11.3 mi
62218 Bartelso, IL 12.0 mi
62875 Patoka, IL 13.2 mi
62803 Hoyleton, IL 13.9 mi
62801 Centralia, IL 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62231?

62231 is in Carlyle, Illinois, in Clinton County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6531, -89.3269.

What county is 62231 in?

62231 lies in Clinton County.

What area code is 62231?

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

What time zone is 62231 in?

62231 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62231?

About 6,377 people live in ZIP code 62231, in 2,808 households, at 33.2 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 62231?

$84,214 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62231?

The closest are 62252 (4 mi), 62219 (6.9 mi), 62250 (8.5 mi), 62253 (8.7 mi) and 62230 (11.1 mi).

Is 62231 a PO Box ZIP code?

62231 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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