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62240

ZIP 62240 is East Carondelet, Illinois, in St. Clair County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Clair
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
1,796
Coordinates
38.5019, -90.1766
☼ Live from 62240 — East Carondelet, IL

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Where 62240 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 62240
  • 🔢 Type 62240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 389. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62239 (Dupo, IL, 2 mi away) and 62241 (Ellis Grove, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62240 becomes 04226 — and that is a real ZIP code: East Andover, ME, 1,088 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02462, 02642, 04226, 04262, 04622, 06242, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04622 in Cherryfield, ME, 1,221 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 62240 and you would come out at 38.50°S, 89.82°E — 1,224 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 28m.
  • 📏 At 14.9 square miles of land, 62240 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,796This ZIP1,796
Households535This ZIP535
Housing units713This ZIP713
Median age30.1This ZIP30.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$96,063This ZIP$96,063Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$89,400This ZIP$89,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063This ZIP$1,063Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density120.6 / sq miThis ZIP120.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees200This ZIP200
Annual payroll$12,002,000This ZIP$12,002,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$39,173,000This ZIP$39,173,000

Land area

Land area14.90 sq miThis ZIP14.90 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Other place names in 62240

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ZIP codes near 62240

ZIPCityDistance
62239 Dupo, IL 1.9 mi
62206 East Saint Louis, IL 4.6 mi
62236 Columbia, IL 5.1 mi
62260 Millstadt, IL 5.1 mi
63111 Saint Louis, MO 5.6 mi
62207 East Saint Louis, IL 6.2 mi
63125 Saint Louis, MO 6.4 mi
62223 Belleville, IL 6.8 mi
63118 Saint Louis, MO 6.8 mi
63116 Saint Louis, MO 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62240?

62240 is in East Carondelet, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5019, -90.1766.

What county is 62240 in?

62240 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 62240?

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

What time zone is 62240 in?

62240 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62240?

About 1,796 people live in ZIP code 62240, in 535 households, at 120.6 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 62240?

$96,063 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62240?

The closest are 62239 (1.9 mi), 62206 (4.6 mi), 62236 (5.1 mi), 62260 (5.1 mi) and 63111 (5.6 mi).

Is 62240 a PO Box ZIP code?

62240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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