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62298

ZIP 62298 is Waterloo, Illinois, mostly in Monroe County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
18,208
Coordinates
38.3088, -90.1494
☼ Live from 62298 — Waterloo, IL

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Where 62298 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 62298
  • 🔢 Type 62298 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGZZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,298 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3461. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62297 (Walsh, IL, 26 mi away) and 62301 (Quincy, IL, 130 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62298 becomes 89226, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22968, 26289, 26298, 28269, 28296, 28629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96822 in Honolulu, HI, 4,131 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯464 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62298 and you would come out at 38.31°S, 89.85°E — 1,234 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 143.0 square miles of land, 62298 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,208This ZIP18,208
Households7,213This ZIP7,213
Housing units7,712This ZIP7,712
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,155This ZIP$101,155Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$290,200This ZIP$290,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$890This ZIP$890Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%This ZIP36.2%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density127.3 / sq miThis ZIP127.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments410This ZIP410
Employees3,660This ZIP3,660
Annual payroll$138,883,000This ZIP$138,883,000
Tax returns filed8,960This ZIP8,960
Total adjusted gross income$844,830,000This ZIP$844,830,000

Land area

Land area143.04 sq miThis ZIP143.04 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq miThis ZIP1.58 sq mi

Counties 62298 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Monroe County 90.9%
St. Clair County 9.1%

Other place names in 62298

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ZIP codes near 62298

ZIPCityDistance
62256 Maeystown, IL 7.2 mi
62244 Fults, IL 8.3 mi
62248 Hecker, IL 8.5 mi
62295 Valmeyer, IL 9.1 mi
62236 Columbia, IL 9.3 mi
62285 Smithton, IL 9.6 mi
62260 Millstadt, IL 10.9 mi
62278 Red Bud, IL 11.2 mi
62279 Renault, IL 12.1 mi
63053 Kimmswick, MO 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62298?

62298 is in Waterloo, Illinois, in Monroe County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3088, -90.1494.

What county is 62298 in?

62298 spans 2 counties: Monroe County and St. Clair County. Most of it falls in Monroe 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 62298?

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

What time zone is 62298 in?

62298 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62298?

About 18,208 people live in ZIP code 62298, in 7,213 households, at 127.3 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 62298?

$101,155 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62298?

The closest are 62256 (7.2 mi), 62244 (8.3 mi), 62248 (8.5 mi), 62295 (9.1 mi) and 62236 (9.3 mi).

Is 62298 a PO Box ZIP code?

62298 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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