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62340

ZIP 62340 is Griggsville, Illinois, in Pike County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pike
Metro area
none
Population
1,673
Coordinates
39.7347, -90.7282
☼ Live from 62340 — Griggsville, IL

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Where 62340 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62340
  • 🔢 Type 62340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhEZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,340 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 1039. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62339 (Golden, IL, 32 mi away) and 62341 (Hamilton, IL, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62340 becomes 04326, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04623 in Columbia Falls, ME, 1,222 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯417 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62340 and you would come out at 39.73°S, 89.27°E — 1,144 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 90.6 square miles of land, 62340 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,673This ZIP1,673
Households694This ZIP694
Housing units797This ZIP797
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,333This ZIP$43,333Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$99,500This ZIP$99,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$541This ZIP$541Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density18.5 / sq miThis ZIP18.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees272This ZIP272
Annual payroll$14,816,000This ZIP$14,816,000
Tax returns filed680This ZIP680
Total adjusted gross income$47,628,000This ZIP$47,628,000

Land area

Land area90.63 sq miThis ZIP90.63 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 62340

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ZIP codes near 62340

ZIPCityDistance
62362 Perry, IL 3.4 mi
62323 Chambersburg, IL 5.4 mi
62357 New Salem, IL 8.1 mi
62314 Baylis, IL 9.0 mi
62363 Pittsfield, IL 10.2 mi
62621 Bluffs, IL 11.0 mi
62665 Meredosia, IL 12.0 mi
62352 Milton, IL 12.2 mi
62378 Versailles, IL 12.8 mi
62694 Winchester, IL 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62340?

62340 is in Griggsville, Illinois, in Pike County. Its published point location is 39.7347, -90.7282.

What county is 62340 in?

62340 lies in Pike County.

What area code is 62340?

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

What time zone is 62340 in?

62340 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62340?

About 1,673 people live in ZIP code 62340, in 694 households, at 18.5 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 62340?

$43,333 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62340?

The closest are 62362 (3.4 mi), 62323 (5.4 mi), 62357 (8.1 mi), 62314 (9 mi) and 62363 (10.2 mi).

Is 62340 a PO Box ZIP code?

62340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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