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62346

ZIP 62346 is La Prairie, 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
164
Coordinates
40.1398, -90.9364
☼ Live from 62346 — La Prairie, IL

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Where 62346 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 62346
  • 🔢 Type 62346 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghEZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,346 = 2 × 3 × 10391. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62345 (Kinderhook, IL, 32 mi away) and 62347 (Liberty, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62346 becomes 64326, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23466, 23664, 24366, 26346, 26436, 26463, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34266 in Arcadia, FL, 1,035 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯405 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62346 and you would come out at 40.14°S, 89.06°E — 1,118 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 41.8 square miles of land, 62346 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population164This ZIP164
Households72This ZIP72
Housing units86This ZIP86
Median age62.1This ZIP62.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median home value$126,700This ZIP$126,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density3.9 / sq miThis ZIP3.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$138,000This ZIP$138,000
Tax returns filed100This ZIP100
Total adjusted gross income$6,289,000This ZIP$6,289,000

Land area

Land area41.78 sq miThis ZIP41.78 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 62346 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Adams County 62.0%
Schuyler County 38.0%

Other place names in 62346

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62346

ZIPCityDistance
62339 Golden, IL 5.4 mi
62311 Augusta, IL 5.7 mi
62344 Huntsville, IL 6.5 mi
62316 Bowen, IL 9.0 mi
62324 Clayton, IL 9.9 mi
62375 Timewell, IL 10.4 mi
62320 Camp Point, IL 10.8 mi
62319 Camden, IL 10.9 mi
62367 Plymouth, IL 11.7 mi
62325 Coatsburg, IL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62346?

62346 is in La Prairie, Illinois, in Adams County, part of the Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1398, -90.9364.

What county is 62346 in?

62346 spans 2 counties: Adams County and Schuyler 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 62346?

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

What time zone is 62346 in?

62346 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62346?

About 164 people live in ZIP code 62346, in 72 households, at 3.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 62346?

The closest are 62339 (5.4 mi), 62311 (5.7 mi), 62344 (6.5 mi), 62316 (9 mi) and 62324 (9.9 mi).

Is 62346 a PO Box ZIP code?

62346 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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