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62288

ZIP 62288 is Steeleville, Illinois, in Randolph County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Randolph
Metro area
none
Population
2,820
Coordinates
37.9934, -89.6896
☼ Live from 62288 — Steeleville, IL

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Where 62288 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62288
  • 🔢 Type 62288 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,288 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 229. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62286 (Sparta, IL, 9 mi away) and 62289 (Summerfield, IL, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62288 becomes 88226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26288, 28628, 28682, 62828, 62882, 68822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88262 in Mcdonald, NM, 840 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯494 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62288 and you would come out at 37.99°S, 90.31°E — 1,267 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 36.8 square miles of land, 62288 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,820This ZIP2,820
Households1,246This ZIP1,246
Housing units1,389This ZIP1,389
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,159This ZIP$67,159Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$177,500This ZIP$177,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$769This ZIP$769Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density76.6 / sq miThis ZIP76.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees1,741This ZIP1,741
Annual payroll$68,052,000This ZIP$68,052,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$89,500,000This ZIP$89,500,000

Land area

Land area36.81 sq miThis ZIP36.81 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 62288

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ZIP codes near 62288

ZIPCityDistance
62272 Percy, IL 4.0 mi
62997 Willisville, IL 5.4 mi
62233 Chester, IL 6.4 mi
62916 Campbell Hill, IL 7.0 mi
62297 Walsh, IL 7.5 mi
62286 Sparta, IL 8.7 mi
62238 Cutler, IL 8.9 mi
62259 Menard, IL 10.0 mi
62280 Rockwood, IL 10.4 mi
62241 Ellis Grove, IL 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62288?

62288 is in Steeleville, Illinois, in Randolph County. Its published point location is 37.9934, -89.6896.

What county is 62288 in?

62288 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 62288?

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

What time zone is 62288 in?

62288 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62288?

About 2,820 people live in ZIP code 62288, in 1,246 households, at 76.6 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 62288?

$67,159 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62288?

The closest are 62272 (4 mi), 62997 (5.4 mi), 62233 (6.4 mi), 62916 (7 mi) and 62297 (7.5 mi).

Is 62288 a PO Box ZIP code?

62288 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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