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62244

ZIP 62244 is Fults, Illinois, in Monroe County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
928
Coordinates
38.1957, -90.1988
☼ Live from 62244 — Fults, IL

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Where 62244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62244
  • 🔢 Type 62244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,244 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 19. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62243 (Freeburg, IL, 23 mi away) and 62245 (Germantown, IL, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62244 becomes 44226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22446, 22644, 24246, 24426, 24624, 26424, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22446 in Corbin, VA, 695 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯464 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62244 and you would come out at 38.20°S, 89.80°E — 1,238 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 30m.
  • 📏 At 47.4 square miles of land, 62244 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population928This ZIP928
Households352This ZIP352
Housing units391This ZIP391
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$107,917This ZIP$107,917Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$252,400This ZIP$252,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,098This ZIP$1,098Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density19.6 / sq miThis ZIP19.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees55This ZIP55
Annual payroll$2,593,000This ZIP$2,593,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$43,615,000This ZIP$43,615,000

Land area

Land area47.39 sq miThis ZIP47.39 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 62244

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ZIP codes near 62244

ZIPCityDistance
62256 Maeystown, IL 2.8 mi
62279 Renault, IL 5.5 mi
62295 Valmeyer, IL 8.0 mi
62298 Waterloo, IL 8.3 mi
62277 Prairie Du Rocher, IL 8.3 mi
63019 Crystal City, MO 9.9 mi
63028 Festus, MO 11.1 mi
63627 Bloomsdale, MO 11.3 mi
62278 Red Bud, IL 11.3 mi
63048 Herculaneum, MO 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62244?

62244 is in Fults, Illinois, in Monroe County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1957, -90.1988.

What county is 62244 in?

62244 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 62244?

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

What time zone is 62244 in?

62244 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62244?

About 928 people live in ZIP code 62244, in 352 households, at 19.6 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 62244?

$107,917 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62244?

The closest are 62256 (2.8 mi), 62279 (5.5 mi), 62295 (8 mi), 62298 (8.3 mi) and 62277 (8.3 mi).

Is 62244 a PO Box ZIP code?

62244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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