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62246

ZIP 62246 is Greenville, Illinois, in Bond County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bond
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
10,077
Coordinates
38.8904, -89.4276
☼ Live from 62246 — Greenville, IL

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Where 62246 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62246
  • 🔢 Type 62246 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,246 = 2 × 31123. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62245 (Germantown, IL, 26 mi away) and 62247 (Hagarstown, IL, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62246 becomes 64226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22646, 22664, 24266, 26264, 26426, 26624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22646 in Millwood, VA, 611 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯493 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62246 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 90.57°E — 1,235 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 143.1 square miles of land, 62246 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,077This ZIP10,077
Households3,504This ZIP3,504
Housing units3,834This ZIP3,834
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,970This ZIP$66,970Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$159,500This ZIP$159,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%This ZIP27.6%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density70.4 / sq miThis ZIP70.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments222This ZIP222
Employees3,203This ZIP3,203
Annual payroll$136,817,000This ZIP$136,817,000
Tax returns filed3,720This ZIP3,720
Total adjusted gross income$258,264,000This ZIP$258,264,000

Land area

Land area143.09 sq miThis ZIP143.09 sq mi
Water area1.33 sq miThis ZIP1.33 sq mi

Other place names in 62246

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62246

ZIPCityDistance
62284 Smithboro, IL 6.6 mi
62275 Pocahontas, IL 8.3 mi
62019 Donnellson, IL 8.9 mi
62262 Mulberry Grove, IL 9.4 mi
62253 Keyesport, IL 10.4 mi
62077 Panama, IL 10.8 mi
62273 Pierron, IL 11.0 mi
62086 Sorento, IL 11.1 mi
62017 Coffeen, IL 12.5 mi
62247 Hagarstown, IL 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62246?

62246 is in Greenville, Illinois, in Bond County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8904, -89.4276.

What county is 62246 in?

62246 lies in Bond County.

What area code is 62246?

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

What time zone is 62246 in?

62246 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62246?

About 10,077 people live in ZIP code 62246, in 3,504 households, at 70.4 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 62246?

$66,970 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62246?

The closest are 62284 (6.6 mi), 62275 (8.3 mi), 62019 (8.9 mi), 62262 (9.4 mi) and 62253 (10.4 mi).

Is 62246 a PO Box ZIP code?

62246 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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