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62281

ZIP 62281 is Saint Jacob, Illinois, in Madison County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
3,059
Coordinates
38.7069, -89.7794
☼ Live from 62281 — Saint Jacob, IL

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Where 62281 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62281
  • 🔢 Type 62281 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,281 = 61 × 1021. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62280 (Rockwood, IL, 60 mi away) and 62282 (Saint Libory, IL, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62281 becomes 18226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12862, 16228, 16822, 18622, 21286, 21628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12862 in Riparius, NY, 891 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯477 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62281 and you would come out at 38.71°S, 90.22°E — 1,230 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 33.3 square miles of land, 62281 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,059This ZIP3,059
Households1,086This ZIP1,086
Housing units1,133This ZIP1,133
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$132,000This ZIP$132,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$308,900This ZIP$308,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,191This ZIP$1,191Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.6%This ZIP39.6%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density91.7 / sq miThis ZIP91.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees308This ZIP308
Annual payroll$19,082,000This ZIP$19,082,000
Tax returns filed1,380This ZIP1,380
Total adjusted gross income$153,009,000This ZIP$153,009,000

Land area

Land area33.35 sq miThis ZIP33.35 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 62281

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ZIP codes near 62281

ZIPCityDistance
62294 Troy, IL 4.8 mi
62061 Marine, IL 5.8 mi
62249 Highland, IL 6.9 mi
62254 Lebanon, IL 7.1 mi
62289 Summerfield, IL 7.7 mi
62293 Trenton, IL 7.8 mi
62062 Maryville, IL 10.0 mi
62269 O Fallon, IL 10.4 mi
62216 Aviston, IL 10.8 mi
62034 Glen Carbon, IL 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62281?

62281 is in Saint Jacob, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7069, -89.7794.

What county is 62281 in?

62281 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 62281?

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

What time zone is 62281 in?

62281 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62281?

About 3,059 people live in ZIP code 62281, in 1,086 households, at 91.7 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 62281?

$132,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62281?

The closest are 62294 (4.8 mi), 62061 (5.8 mi), 62249 (6.9 mi), 62254 (7.1 mi) and 62289 (7.7 mi).

Is 62281 a PO Box ZIP code?

62281 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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