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62285

ZIP 62285 is Smithton, Illinois, in St. Clair County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Clair
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
4,239
Coordinates
38.3923, -90.0084
☼ Live from 62285 — Smithton, IL

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Where 62285 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62285
  • 🔢 Type 62285 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,285 = 5 × 12457. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62284 (Smithboro, IL, 50 mi away) and 62286 (Sparta, IL, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62285 becomes 58226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25268, 25286, 25628, 25826, 25862, 26285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85226 in Chandler, AZ, 1,274 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯470 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62285 and you would come out at 38.39°S, 89.99°E — 1,236 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 16.2 square miles of land, 62285 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,239This ZIP4,239
Households1,669This ZIP1,669
Housing units1,703This ZIP1,703
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$136,345This ZIP$136,345Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$274,400This ZIP$274,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%This ZIP44.1%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density261.0 / sq miThis ZIP261.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees333This ZIP333
Annual payroll$11,088,000This ZIP$11,088,000
Tax returns filed2,370This ZIP2,370
Total adjusted gross income$248,025,000This ZIP$248,025,000

Land area

Land area16.24 sq miThis ZIP16.24 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 62285

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ZIP codes near 62285

ZIPCityDistance
62222 Belleville, IL 3.6 mi
62220 Belleville, IL 6.0 mi
62248 Hecker, IL 6.0 mi
62243 Freeburg, IL 6.7 mi
62260 Millstadt, IL 6.8 mi
62264 New Athens, IL 7.9 mi
62298 Waterloo, IL 9.6 mi
62221 Belleville, IL 9.9 mi
62226 Belleville, IL 10.0 mi
62223 Belleville, IL 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62285?

62285 is in Smithton, Illinois, in St. Clair County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3923, -90.0084.

What county is 62285 in?

62285 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 62285?

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

What time zone is 62285 in?

62285 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62285?

About 4,239 people live in ZIP code 62285, in 1,669 households, at 261.0 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 62285?

$136,345 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62285?

The closest are 62222 (3.6 mi), 62220 (6 mi), 62248 (6 mi), 62243 (6.7 mi) and 62260 (6.8 mi).

Is 62285 a PO Box ZIP code?

62285 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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