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62294

ZIP 62294 is Troy, Illinois, mostly in Madison County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
15,325
Coordinates
38.7026, -89.8675
☼ Live from 62294 — Troy, IL

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Where 62294 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62294
  • 🔢 Type 62294 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,294 = 2 × 31147. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62293 (Trenton, IL, 11 mi away) and 62295 (Valmeyer, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62294 becomes 49226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22469, 22649, 22946, 22964, 24269, 24962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96224 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,646 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯472 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62294 and you would come out at 38.70°S, 90.13°E — 1,227 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 29.5 square miles of land, 62294 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,325This ZIP15,325
Households5,658This ZIP5,658
Housing units6,157This ZIP6,157
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$120,466This ZIP$120,466Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$276,300This ZIP$276,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.1%This ZIP47.1%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density519.6 / sq miThis ZIP519.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments256This ZIP256
Employees2,906This ZIP2,906
Annual payroll$128,060,000This ZIP$128,060,000
Tax returns filed7,600This ZIP7,600
Total adjusted gross income$717,665,000This ZIP$717,665,000

Land area

Land area29.49 sq miThis ZIP29.49 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 62294 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 97.2%
St. Clair County 2.8%

Other place names in 62294

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ZIP codes near 62294

ZIPCityDistance
62281 Saint Jacob, IL 4.8 mi
62062 Maryville, IL 5.4 mi
62234 Collinsville, IL 6.3 mi
62034 Glen Carbon, IL 6.7 mi
62254 Lebanon, IL 6.9 mi
62269 O Fallon, IL 7.5 mi
62061 Marine, IL 7.8 mi
62232 Caseyville, IL 8.9 mi
62026 Edwardsville, IL 9.3 mi
62025 Edwardsville, IL 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62294?

62294 is in Troy, Illinois, in Madison County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7026, -89.8675.

What county is 62294 in?

62294 spans 2 counties: Madison County and St. Clair County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 62294?

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

What time zone is 62294 in?

62294 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62294?

About 15,325 people live in ZIP code 62294, in 5,658 households, at 519.6 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 62294?

$120,466 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62294?

The closest are 62281 (4.8 mi), 62062 (5.4 mi), 62234 (6.3 mi), 62034 (6.7 mi) and 62254 (6.9 mi).

Is 62294 a PO Box ZIP code?

62294 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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