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62255

ZIP 62255 is Lenzburg, 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
1,092
Coordinates
38.3132, -89.7831
☼ Live from 62255 — Lenzburg, IL

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Where 62255 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62255
  • 🔢 Type 62255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,255 = 5 × 12451. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62254 (Lebanon, IL, 21 mi away) and 62256 (Maeystown, IL, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62255 becomes 55226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22556, 22565, 22655, 25265, 25526, 25562, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22565 in Thornburg, VA, 665 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯483 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62255 and you would come out at 38.31°S, 90.22°E — 1,248 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 26.5 square miles of land, 62255 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,092This ZIP1,092
Households459This ZIP459
Housing units526This ZIP526
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,506This ZIP$80,506Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$160,800This ZIP$160,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$669This ZIP$669Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%This ZIP7.0%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density41.3 / sq miThis ZIP41.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$2,108,000This ZIP$2,108,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$27,470,000This ZIP$27,470,000

Land area

Land area26.47 sq miThis ZIP26.47 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Other place names in 62255

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

ZIP codes near 62255

ZIPCityDistance
62257 Marissa, IL 3.5 mi
62282 Saint Libory, IL 4.8 mi
62264 New Athens, IL 6.3 mi
62292 Tilden, IL 8.8 mi
62243 Freeburg, IL 9.3 mi
62217 Baldwin, IL 10.1 mi
62258 Mascoutah, IL 10.2 mi
62214 Addieville, IL 10.7 mi
62248 Hecker, IL 11.4 mi
62285 Smithton, IL 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62255?

62255 is in Lenzburg, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3132, -89.7831.

What county is 62255 in?

62255 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 62255?

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

What time zone is 62255 in?

62255 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62255?

About 1,092 people live in ZIP code 62255, in 459 households, at 41.3 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 62255?

$80,506 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62255?

The closest are 62257 (3.5 mi), 62282 (4.8 mi), 62264 (6.3 mi), 62292 (8.8 mi) and 62243 (9.3 mi).

Is 62255 a PO Box ZIP code?

62255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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