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62274

ZIP 62274 is Pinckneyville, Illinois, mostly in Perry County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Perry +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
8,041
Coordinates
38.0912, -89.4003
☼ Live from 62274 — Pinckneyville, IL

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Where 62274 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62274
  • 🔢 Type 62274 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,274 = 2 × 3 × 97 × 107. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62273 (Pierron, IL, 49 mi away) and 62275 (Pocahontas, IL, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62274 becomes 47226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clifford, IN, 207 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22476, 22746, 24627, 24726, 27264, 27624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22476 in Hustle, VA, 670 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯507 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62274 and you would come out at 38.09°S, 90.60°E — 1,274 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 142.8 square miles of land, 62274 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,041This ZIP8,041
Households2,656This ZIP2,656
Housing units3,065This ZIP3,065
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,658This ZIP$71,658Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$131,500This ZIP$131,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$441This ZIP$441Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density56.3 / sq miThis ZIP56.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments132This ZIP132
Employees1,291This ZIP1,291
Annual payroll$53,424,000This ZIP$53,424,000
Tax returns filed2,690This ZIP2,690
Total adjusted gross income$175,047,000This ZIP$175,047,000

Land area

Land area142.83 sq miThis ZIP142.83 sq mi
Water area1.41 sq miThis ZIP1.41 sq mi

Counties 62274 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Perry County 99.1%
Jackson County 0.9%

Other place names in 62274

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ZIP codes near 62274

ZIPCityDistance
62238 Cutler, IL 8.2 mi
62888 Tamaroa, IL 9.6 mi
62832 Du Quoin, IL 9.8 mi
62237 Coulterville, IL 11.8 mi
62997 Willisville, IL 12.7 mi
62927 Dowell, IL 13.0 mi
62994 Vergennes, IL 13.1 mi
62272 Percy, IL 13.5 mi
62831 Du Bois, IL 13.8 mi
62916 Campbell Hill, IL 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62274?

62274 is in Pinckneyville, Illinois, in Perry County. Its published point location is 38.0912, -89.4003.

What county is 62274 in?

62274 spans 2 counties: Perry County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Perry 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 62274?

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

What time zone is 62274 in?

62274 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62274?

About 8,041 people live in ZIP code 62274, in 2,656 households, at 56.3 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 62274?

$71,658 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62274?

The closest are 62238 (8.2 mi), 62888 (9.6 mi), 62832 (9.8 mi), 62237 (11.8 mi) and 62997 (12.7 mi).

Is 62274 a PO Box ZIP code?

62274 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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