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Where 62238 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.
- 🔢 Type 62238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,238 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 23 × 41. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111001100011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62237 (Coulterville, IL, 10 mi away) and 62239 (Dupo, IL, 47 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62238 becomes 83226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Challis, ID, 1,338 miles away.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23286, 23628, 26238, 26283, 26823, 28236, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83622 in Garden Valley, ID, 1,427 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
- 🎯501 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62238 and you would come out at 38.05°S, 90.46°E — 1,270 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
- 📏 At 50.0 square miles of land, 62238 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 558This ZIP558 |
|---|---|
| Households | 205This ZIP205 |
| Housing units | 250This ZIP250 |
| Median age | 40.9This ZIP40.9Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $67,656This ZIP$67,656Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $96,300This ZIP$96,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,042This ZIP$1,042Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.1%This ZIP13.1% |
| Mean commute | 32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min |
| Population density | 11.2 / sq miThis ZIP11.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 76This ZIP76 |
| Annual payroll | $4,413,000This ZIP$4,413,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 250This ZIP250 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $12,665,000This ZIP$12,665,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 50.04 sq miThis ZIP50.04 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi |
Other place names in 62238
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 62238
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62997 | Willisville, IL | 5.4 mi |
62272 | Percy, IL | 5.6 mi |
62916 | Campbell Hill, IL | 7.8 mi |
62274 | Pinckneyville, IL | 8.2 mi |
62288 | Steeleville, IL | 8.9 mi |
62237 | Coulterville, IL | 10.1 mi |
62286 | Sparta, IL | 10.4 mi |
62907 | Ava, IL | 13.3 mi |
62292 | Tilden, IL | 13.4 mi |
62297 | Walsh, IL | 14.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62238?
62238 is in Cutler, Illinois, in Perry County. Its published point location is 38.0526, -89.5438.
What county is 62238 in?
62238 lies in Perry County.
What area code is 62238?
Cutler uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62238 in?
62238 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62238?
About 558 people live in ZIP code 62238, in 205 households, at 11.2 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 62238?
$67,656 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 62238?
The closest are 62997 (5.4 mi), 62272 (5.6 mi), 62916 (7.8 mi), 62274 (8.2 mi) and 62288 (8.9 mi).
Is 62238 a PO Box ZIP code?
62238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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