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62265

ZIP 62265 is New Baden, Illinois, mostly in Clinton County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clinton +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
4,555
Coordinates
38.5062, -89.6807
☼ Live from 62265 — New Baden, IL

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Where 62265 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62265
  • 🔢 Type 62265 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,265 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 593. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62264 (New Athens, IL, 18 mi away) and 62266 (New Memphis, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62265 becomes 56226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clontarf, MN, 567 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22656, 25266, 26562, 52626, 56226, 56262, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22656 in Stephenson, VA, 625 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯485 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62265 and you would come out at 38.51°S, 90.32°E — 1,243 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 33.7 square miles of land, 62265 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,555This ZIP4,555
Households1,744This ZIP1,744
Housing units1,869This ZIP1,869
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,853This ZIP$84,853Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$194,500This ZIP$194,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,144This ZIP$1,144Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density135.4 / sq miThis ZIP135.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments86This ZIP86
Employees803This ZIP803
Annual payroll$31,292,000This ZIP$31,292,000
Tax returns filed2,050This ZIP2,050
Total adjusted gross income$162,658,000This ZIP$162,658,000

Land area

Land area33.65 sq miThis ZIP33.65 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 62265 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Clinton County 86.4%
St. Clair County 13.6%

Other place names in 62265

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ZIP codes near 62265

ZIPCityDistance
62266 New Memphis, IL 1.9 mi
62215 Albers, IL 4.3 mi
62245 Germantown, IL 6.0 mi
62258 Mascoutah, IL 6.3 mi
62289 Summerfield, IL 7.4 mi
62293 Trenton, IL 7.6 mi
62225 Scott Air Force Base, IL 9.6 mi
62216 Aviston, IL 9.7 mi
62271 Okawville, IL 9.8 mi
62214 Addieville, IL 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62265?

62265 is in New Baden, Illinois, in Clinton County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5062, -89.6807.

What county is 62265 in?

62265 spans 2 counties: Clinton County and St. Clair County. Most of it falls in Clinton 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 62265?

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

What time zone is 62265 in?

62265 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62265?

About 4,555 people live in ZIP code 62265, in 1,744 households, at 135.4 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 62265?

$84,853 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62265?

The closest are 62266 (1.9 mi), 62215 (4.3 mi), 62245 (6 mi), 62258 (6.3 mi) and 62289 (7.4 mi).

Is 62265 a PO Box ZIP code?

62265 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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