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Where 62297 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.
- 🔢 Type 62297 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 62297 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111001101011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62295 (Valmeyer, IL, 31 mi away) and 62298 (Waterloo, IL, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62297 becomes 79226 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clarendon, TX, 658 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22967, 22976, 27629, 27926, 27962, 29627, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96272 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,746 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
- 🎯487 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62297 and you would come out at 38.05°S, 90.19°E — 1,260 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
- 📏 At 22.6 square miles of land, 62297 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 158This ZIP158 |
|---|---|
| Households | 74This ZIP74 |
| Housing units | 104This ZIP104 |
| Median age | 63.5This ZIP63.5Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $90,938This ZIP$90,938Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $120,800This ZIP$120,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.0%This ZIP4.0% |
| Population density | 7.0 / sq miThis ZIP7.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 170This ZIP170 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $11,854,000This ZIP$11,854,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 22.63 sq miThis ZIP22.63 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 62297
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62241 | Ellis Grove, IL | 5.5 mi |
62286 | Sparta, IL | 6.6 mi |
62288 | Steeleville, IL | 7.5 mi |
62233 | Chester, IL | 7.7 mi |
62242 | Evansville, IL | 7.8 mi |
62217 | Baldwin, IL | 8.6 mi |
62259 | Menard, IL | 10.0 mi |
62261 | Modoc, IL | 10.9 mi |
62272 | Percy, IL | 11.0 mi |
62997 | Willisville, IL | 12.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62297?
62297 is in Walsh, Illinois, in Randolph County. Its published point location is 38.0521, -89.8063.
What county is 62297 in?
62297 lies in Randolph County.
What area code is 62297?
Walsh uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62297 in?
62297 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62297?
About 158 people live in ZIP code 62297, in 74 households, at 7.0 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 62297?
$90,938 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 62297?
The closest are 62241 (5.5 mi), 62286 (6.6 mi), 62288 (7.5 mi), 62233 (7.7 mi) and 62242 (7.8 mi).
Is 62297 a PO Box ZIP code?
62297 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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