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62236

ZIP 62236 is Columbia, Illinois, mostly in Monroe County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
14,154
Coordinates
38.4339, -90.2119
☼ Live from 62236 — Columbia, IL

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Where 62236 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 62236
  • 🔢 Type 62236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,236 = 2 × 2 × 15559. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62234 (Collinsville, IL, 21 mi away) and 62237 (Coulterville, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62236 becomes 63226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22663, 23662, 26236, 26263, 26362, 26623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32662 in Lochloosa, FL, 771 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯459 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62236 and you would come out at 38.43°S, 89.79°E — 1,226 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 60.3 square miles of land, 62236 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,154This ZIP14,154
Households5,485This ZIP5,485
Housing units5,785This ZIP5,785
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$108,981This ZIP$108,981Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$306,600This ZIP$306,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,128This ZIP$1,128Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%This ZIP46.7%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density234.6 / sq miThis ZIP234.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments425This ZIP425
Employees4,475This ZIP4,475
Annual payroll$222,420,000This ZIP$222,420,000
Tax returns filed6,900This ZIP6,900
Total adjusted gross income$801,077,000This ZIP$801,077,000

Land area

Land area60.34 sq miThis ZIP60.34 sq mi
Water area3.01 sq miThis ZIP3.01 sq mi

Counties 62236 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Monroe County 82.0%
St. Clair County 18.0%

Other place names in 62236

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ZIP codes near 62236

ZIPCityDistance
62240 East Carondelet, IL 5.1 mi
63129 Saint Louis, MO 6.0 mi
62260 Millstadt, IL 6.4 mi
62239 Dupo, IL 6.9 mi
63125 Saint Louis, MO 7.4 mi
63111 Saint Louis, MO 8.8 mi
62298 Waterloo, IL 9.3 mi
63053 Kimmswick, MO 9.5 mi
62206 East Saint Louis, IL 9.5 mi
63010 Arnold, MO 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62236?

62236 is in Columbia, Illinois, in Monroe County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4339, -90.2119.

What county is 62236 in?

62236 spans 2 counties: Monroe County and St. Clair County. Most of it falls in Monroe 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 62236?

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

What time zone is 62236 in?

62236 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62236?

About 14,154 people live in ZIP code 62236, in 5,485 households, at 234.6 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 62236?

$108,981 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62236?

The closest are 62240 (5.1 mi), 63129 (6 mi), 62260 (6.4 mi), 62239 (6.9 mi) and 63125 (7.4 mi).

Is 62236 a PO Box ZIP code?

62236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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