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62324

ZIP 62324 is Clayton, Illinois, mostly in Adams County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Adams +1 more
Metro area
Quincy, IL-MO
Population
1,196
Coordinates
39.9983, -90.9663
☼ Live from 62324 — Clayton, IL

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Where 62324 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62324
  • 🔢 Type 62324 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZEZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,324 = 2 × 2 × 15581. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62323 (Chambersburg, IL, 21 mi away) and 62325 (Coatsburg, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62324 becomes 42326 — and that is a real ZIP code: Browder, KY, 286 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22436, 22463, 22643, 23426, 23462, 24236, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32246 in Jacksonville, FL, 856 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯404 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62324 and you would come out at 40.00°S, 89.03°E — 1,123 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 94.0 square miles of land, 62324 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,196This ZIP1,196
Households457This ZIP457
Housing units537This ZIP537
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,903This ZIP$76,903Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$96,600This ZIP$96,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density12.7 / sq miThis ZIP12.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,606,000This ZIP$1,606,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$35,237,000This ZIP$35,237,000

Land area

Land area94.00 sq miThis ZIP94.00 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 62324 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Adams County 92.9%
Brown County 7.1%

Other place names in 62324

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ZIP codes near 62324

ZIPCityDistance
62375 Timewell, IL 5.8 mi
62320 Camp Point, IL 6.6 mi
62339 Golden, IL 9.8 mi
62346 La Prairie, IL 9.9 mi
62325 Coatsburg, IL 10.9 mi
62347 Liberty, IL 11.0 mi
62353 Mount Sterling, IL 11.2 mi
62359 Paloma, IL 13.3 mi
62338 Fowler, IL 14.3 mi
62344 Huntsville, IL 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62324?

62324 is in Clayton, Illinois, in Adams County, part of the Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9983, -90.9663.

What county is 62324 in?

62324 spans 2 counties: Adams County and Brown County. Most of it falls in Adams 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 62324?

Clayton uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62324 in?

62324 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62324?

About 1,196 people live in ZIP code 62324, in 457 households, at 12.7 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 62324?

$76,903 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62324?

The closest are 62375 (5.8 mi), 62320 (6.6 mi), 62339 (9.8 mi), 62346 (9.9 mi) and 62325 (10.9 mi).

Is 62324 a PO Box ZIP code?

62324 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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