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62253

ZIP 62253 is Keyesport, Illinois, mostly in Bond County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bond +2 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
932
Coordinates
38.7777, -89.3001
☼ Live from 62253 — Keyesport, IL

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Where 62253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62253
  • 🔢 Type 62253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,253 = 3 × 3 × 6917. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62252 (Huey, IL, 12 mi away) and 62254 (Lebanon, IL, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62253 becomes 35226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Birmingham, AL, 396 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25326, 25362, 25632, 26253, 26325, 32256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32625 in Cedar Key, FL, 752 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯501 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62253 and you would come out at 38.78°S, 90.70°E — 1,245 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 31.3 square miles of land, 62253 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population932This ZIP932
Households328This ZIP328
Housing units458This ZIP458
Median age30.8This ZIP30.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,000This ZIP$47,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$95,500This ZIP$95,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$647This ZIP$647Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%This ZIP7.0%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density29.8 / sq miThis ZIP29.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees51This ZIP51
Annual payroll$2,088,000This ZIP$2,088,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$15,899,000This ZIP$15,899,000

Land area

Land area31.25 sq miThis ZIP31.25 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq miThis ZIP1.36 sq mi

Counties 62253 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Bond County 80.5%
Fayette County 12.2%
Clinton County 7.2%

Other place names in 62253

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ZIP codes near 62253

ZIPCityDistance
62284 Smithboro, IL 6.0 mi
62231 Carlyle, IL 8.7 mi
62875 Patoka, IL 9.8 mi
62246 Greenville, IL 10.4 mi
62262 Mulberry Grove, IL 11.3 mi
62252 Huey, IL 12.2 mi
62892 Vernon, IL 12.3 mi
62247 Hagarstown, IL 13.5 mi
62275 Pocahontas, IL 13.5 mi
62882 Sandoval, IL 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62253?

62253 is in Keyesport, Illinois, in Bond County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7777, -89.3001.

What county is 62253 in?

62253 spans 3 counties: Bond County, Fayette County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Bond County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62253?

Keyesport uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62253 in?

62253 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62253?

About 932 people live in ZIP code 62253, in 328 households, at 29.8 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 62253?

$47,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62253?

The closest are 62284 (6 mi), 62231 (8.7 mi), 62875 (9.8 mi), 62246 (10.4 mi) and 62262 (11.3 mi).

Is 62253 a PO Box ZIP code?

62253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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