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Where 62261 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 62261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,261 = 23 × 2707. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111001100110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62260 (Millstadt, IL, 32 mi away) and 62262 (Mulberry Grove, IL, 76 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62261 becomes 16226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ford City, PA, 591 miles away.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16226, 16262, 16622, 21626, 21662, 26162, …). The farthest-flung twin is 21626 in Crapo, MD, 756 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
- 🎯478 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62261 and you would come out at 38.01°S, 90.00°E — 1,255 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 26.9 square miles of land, 62261 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 80This ZIP80 |
|---|---|
| Households | 33This ZIP33 |
| Housing units | 49This ZIP49 |
| Median age | 72.1This ZIP72.1Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 3.0 / sq miThis ZIP3.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 26.93 sq miThis ZIP26.93 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.51 sq miThis ZIP2.51 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 62261
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62241 | Ellis Grove, IL | 5.6 mi |
62242 | Evansville, IL | 7.1 mi |
62277 | Prairie Du Rocher, IL | 8.8 mi |
62297 | Walsh, IL | 10.9 mi |
62259 | Menard, IL | 10.9 mi |
63673 | Saint Mary, MO | 11.4 mi |
63670 | Sainte Genevieve, MO | 11.6 mi |
62279 | Renault, IL | 11.6 mi |
62233 | Chester, IL | 12.2 mi |
62278 | Red Bud, IL | 13.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62261?
62261 is in Modoc, Illinois, in Randolph County. Its published point location is 38.0068, -89.9973.
What county is 62261 in?
62261 lies in Randolph County.
What area code is 62261?
Modoc uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62261 in?
62261 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62261?
About 80 people live in ZIP code 62261, in 33 households, at 3.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 62261?
The closest are 62241 (5.6 mi), 62242 (7.1 mi), 62277 (8.8 mi), 62297 (10.9 mi) and 62259 (10.9 mi).
Is 62261 a PO Box ZIP code?
62261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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