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62326

ZIP 62326 is Colchester, Illinois, mostly in McDonough County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McDonough +1 more
Metro area
Macomb, IL
Population
2,236
Coordinates
40.4228, -90.8136
☼ Live from 62326 — Colchester, IL

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Where 62326 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 62326
  • 🔢 Type 62326 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZEZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆62326 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,326 = 2 × 11 × 2833. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62325 (Coatsburg, IL, 32 mi away) and 62329 (Colusa, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22663, 23662, 26236, 26263, 26362, 26623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32662 in Lochloosa, FL, 900 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯412 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62326 and you would come out at 40.42°S, 89.19°E — 1,110 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 77.3 square miles of land, 62326 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,236This ZIP2,236
Households954This ZIP954
Housing units1,088This ZIP1,088
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,000This ZIP$65,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$119,000This ZIP$119,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density28.9 / sq miThis ZIP28.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees505This ZIP505
Annual payroll$26,424,000This ZIP$26,424,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$63,421,000This ZIP$63,421,000

Land area

Land area77.27 sq miThis ZIP77.27 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Counties 62326 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
McDonough County 95.0%
Hancock County 5.0%

Other place names in 62326

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ZIP codes near 62326

ZIPCityDistance
62374 Tennessee, IL 5.2 mi
62367 Plymouth, IL 8.9 mi
61420 Blandinsville, IL 9.2 mi
61455 Macomb, IL 9.3 mi
61475 Sciota, IL 12.4 mi
61450 La Harpe, IL 13.7 mi
61440 Industry, IL 13.8 mi
61416 Bardolph, IL 14.1 mi
61438 Good Hope, IL 14.2 mi
62321 Carthage, IL 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62326?

62326 is in Colchester, Illinois, in McDonough County, part of the Macomb, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4228, -90.8136.

What county is 62326 in?

62326 spans 2 counties: McDonough County and Hancock County. Most of it falls in McDonough 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 62326?

Colchester uses area code 309, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62326 in?

62326 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62326?

About 2,236 people live in ZIP code 62326, in 954 households, at 28.9 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 62326?

$65,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62326?

The closest are 62374 (5.2 mi), 62367 (8.9 mi), 61420 (9.2 mi), 61455 (9.3 mi) and 61475 (12.4 mi).

Is 62326 a PO Box ZIP code?

62326 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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