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62284

ZIP 62284 is Smithboro, Illinois, in Bond County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bond
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
686
Coordinates
38.8641, -89.3104
☼ Live from 62284 — Smithboro, IL

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Where 62284 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62284
  • 🔢 Type 62284 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,284 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 677. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62282 (Saint Libory, IL, 41 mi away) and 62285 (Smithton, IL, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62284 becomes 48226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Detroit, MI, 406 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22846, 24628, 24826, 24862, 28246, 28462, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84622 in Centerfield, UT, 1,206 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯499 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62284 and you would come out at 38.86°S, 90.69°E — 1,241 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 27.2 square miles of land, 62284 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population686This ZIP686
Households276This ZIP276
Housing units288This ZIP288
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,875This ZIP$51,875Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$154,300This ZIP$154,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.4%This ZIP4.4%
Mean commute16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min
Population density25.2 / sq miThis ZIP25.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees16This ZIP16
Annual payroll$519,000This ZIP$519,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$16,833,000This ZIP$16,833,000

Land area

Land area27.22 sq miThis ZIP27.22 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 62284

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ZIP codes near 62284

ZIPCityDistance
62262 Mulberry Grove, IL 5.8 mi
62253 Keyesport, IL 6.0 mi
62246 Greenville, IL 6.6 mi
62247 Hagarstown, IL 9.4 mi
62471 Vandalia, IL 11.7 mi
62875 Patoka, IL 12.7 mi
62019 Donnellson, IL 12.8 mi
62275 Pocahontas, IL 13.2 mi
62892 Vernon, IL 13.2 mi
62885 Shobonier, IL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62284?

62284 is in Smithboro, Illinois, in Bond County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8641, -89.3104.

What county is 62284 in?

62284 lies in Bond County.

What area code is 62284?

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

What time zone is 62284 in?

62284 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62284?

About 686 people live in ZIP code 62284, in 276 households, at 25.2 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 62284?

$51,875 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62284?

The closest are 62262 (5.8 mi), 62253 (6 mi), 62246 (6.6 mi), 62247 (9.4 mi) and 62471 (11.7 mi).

Is 62284 a PO Box ZIP code?

62284 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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