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62359

ZIP 62359 is Paloma, Illinois, in Adams County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Adams
Metro area
Quincy, IL-MO
Population
184
Coordinates
40.0374, -91.2121
☼ Live from 62359 — Paloma, IL

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Where 62359 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62359
  • 🔢 Type 62359 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSEZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,359 = 11 × 5669. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001110010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62358 (Niota, IL, 38 mi away) and 62360 (Payson, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62359 becomes 95326 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hughson, CA, 1,597 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25396, 25639, 25936, 29356, 29365, 29536, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96325 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,293 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯390 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62359 and you would come out at 40.04°S, 88.79°E — 1,111 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 3.5 square miles of land, 62359 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population184This ZIP184
Households44This ZIP44
Housing units44This ZIP44
Median age4.9This ZIP4.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,413This ZIP$51,413Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Population density52.7 / sq miThis ZIP52.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,203,000This ZIP$1,203,000

Land area

Land area3.49 sq miThis ZIP3.49 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 62359

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

ZIP codes near 62359

ZIPCityDistance
62325 Coatsburg, IL 2.7 mi
62338 Fowler, IL 3.0 mi
62351 Mendon, IL 6.1 mi
62320 Camp Point, IL 6.8 mi
62349 Loraine, IL 9.3 mi
62305 Quincy, IL 10.3 mi
62339 Golden, IL 11.1 mi
62376 Ursa, IL 11.6 mi
62301 Quincy, IL 11.9 mi
62306 Quincy, IL 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62359?

62359 is in Paloma, Illinois, in Adams County, part of the Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0374, -91.2121.

What county is 62359 in?

62359 lies in Adams County.

What area code is 62359?

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

What time zone is 62359 in?

62359 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62359?

About 184 people live in ZIP code 62359, in 44 households, at 52.7 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 62359?

$51,413 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62359?

The closest are 62325 (2.7 mi), 62338 (3 mi), 62351 (6.1 mi), 62320 (6.8 mi) and 62349 (9.3 mi).

Is 62359 a PO Box ZIP code?

62359 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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