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62280

ZIP 62280 is Rockwood, Illinois, mostly in Jackson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Carbondale, IL
Population
421
Coordinates
37.8466, -89.6480
☼ Live from 62280 — Rockwood, IL

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Where 62280 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62280
  • 🔢 Type 62280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 173. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62279 (Renault, IL, 33 mi away) and 62281 (Saint Jacob, IL, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62280 becomes 08226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ocean City, NJ, 818 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02826, 02862, 06282, 08226, 20268, 20628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86022 in Fredonia, AZ, 1,258 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯500 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62280 and you would come out at 37.85°S, 90.35°E — 1,276 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 52.1 square miles of land, 62280 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population421This ZIP421
Households180This ZIP180
Housing units180This ZIP180
Median age56.8This ZIP56.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,353This ZIP$62,353Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$210,800This ZIP$210,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density8.1 / sq miThis ZIP8.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$4,872,000This ZIP$4,872,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$13,329,000This ZIP$13,329,000

Land area

Land area52.13 sq miThis ZIP52.13 sq mi
Water area3.64 sq miThis ZIP3.64 sq mi

Counties 62280 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 57.0%
Randolph County 43.0%

Other place names in 62280

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ZIP codes near 62280

ZIPCityDistance
62916 Campbell Hill, IL 7.7 mi
62907 Ava, IL 8.4 mi
62950 Jacob, IL 8.4 mi
63746 Farrar, MO 9.9 mi
62997 Willisville, IL 10.0 mi
62233 Chester, IL 10.1 mi
62288 Steeleville, IL 10.4 mi
62272 Percy, IL 10.5 mi
62259 Menard, IL 11.3 mi
63776 Mc Bride, MO 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62280?

62280 is in Rockwood, Illinois, in Jackson County, part of the Carbondale, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8466, -89.6480.

What county is 62280 in?

62280 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and Randolph County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 62280?

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

What time zone is 62280 in?

62280 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62280?

About 421 people live in ZIP code 62280, in 180 households, at 8.1 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 62280?

$62,353 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62280?

The closest are 62916 (7.7 mi), 62907 (8.4 mi), 62950 (8.4 mi), 63746 (9.9 mi) and 62997 (10 mi).

Is 62280 a PO Box ZIP code?

62280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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