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62241

ZIP 62241 is Ellis Grove, Illinois, in Randolph County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Randolph
Metro area
none
Population
879
Coordinates
38.0112, -89.8939
☼ Live from 62241 — Ellis Grove, IL

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Where 62241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62241
  • 🔢 Type 62241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,241 = 3 × 20747. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62240 (East Carondelet, IL, 37 mi away) and 62242 (Evansville, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62241 becomes 14226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo, NY, 675 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12246, 14226, 14622, 16224, 16242, 16422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12246 in Albany, NY, 907 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯483 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62241 and you would come out at 38.01°S, 90.11°E — 1,259 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 38.2 square miles of land, 62241 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population879This ZIP879
Households381This ZIP381
Housing units459This ZIP459
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,438This ZIP$83,438Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$148,800This ZIP$148,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density23.0 / sq miThis ZIP23.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$222,000This ZIP$222,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$32,721,000This ZIP$32,721,000

Land area

Land area38.18 sq miThis ZIP38.18 sq mi
Water area1.67 sq miThis ZIP1.67 sq mi

Other place names in 62241

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ZIP codes near 62241

ZIPCityDistance
62297 Walsh, IL 5.5 mi
62261 Modoc, IL 5.6 mi
62242 Evansville, IL 6.5 mi
62233 Chester, IL 7.5 mi
62259 Menard, IL 7.6 mi
62288 Steeleville, IL 11.2 mi
62217 Baldwin, IL 11.6 mi
62286 Sparta, IL 12.1 mi
63673 Saint Mary, MO 12.8 mi
62277 Prairie Du Rocher, IL 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62241?

62241 is in Ellis Grove, Illinois, in Randolph County. Its published point location is 38.0112, -89.8939.

What county is 62241 in?

62241 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 62241?

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

What time zone is 62241 in?

62241 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62241?

About 879 people live in ZIP code 62241, in 381 households, at 23.0 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 62241?

$83,438 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62241?

The closest are 62297 (5.5 mi), 62261 (5.6 mi), 62242 (6.5 mi), 62233 (7.5 mi) and 62259 (7.6 mi).

Is 62241 a PO Box ZIP code?

62241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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