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62401

ZIP 62401 is Effingham, Illinois, mostly in Effingham County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Effingham +1 more
Metro area
Effingham, IL
Population
19,273
Coordinates
39.1187, -88.5624
☼ Live from 62401 — Effingham, IL

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Where 62401 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 62401
  • 🔢 Type 62401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 62401 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62380 (West Point, IL, 160 mi away) and 62410 (Allendale, IL, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62401 becomes 10426, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04612 in Bernard, ME, 1,097 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯536 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62401 and you would come out at 39.12°S, 91.44°E — 1,259 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 103.9 square miles of land, 62401 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,273This ZIP19,273
Households8,042This ZIP8,042
Housing units8,935This ZIP8,935
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$82,374This ZIP$82,374Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$217,500This ZIP$217,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$735This ZIP$735Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%This ZIP29.8%
Mean commute15.9 minThis ZIP15.9 min
Population density185.5 / sq miThis ZIP185.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments881This ZIP881
Employees28,259This ZIP28,259
Annual payroll$1,418,311,000This ZIP$1,418,311,000
Tax returns filed9,610This ZIP9,610
Total adjusted gross income$909,015,000This ZIP$909,015,000

Land area

Land area103.87 sq miThis ZIP103.87 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 62401 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Effingham County 97.2%
Shelby County 2.8%

Other place names in 62401

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ZIP codes near 62401

ZIPCityDistance
62473 Watson, IL 6.7 mi
62467 Teutopolis, IL 6.8 mi
62461 Shumway, IL 8.4 mi
62462 Sigel, IL 9.7 mi
62411 Altamont, IL 9.8 mi
62463 Stewardson, IL 11.3 mi
62424 Dieterich, IL 11.5 mi
62443 Mason, IL 11.8 mi
62445 Montrose, IL 12.9 mi
62444 Mode, IL 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62401?

62401 is in Effingham, Illinois, in Effingham County, part of the Effingham, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1187, -88.5624.

What county is 62401 in?

62401 spans 2 counties: Effingham County and Shelby County. Most of it falls in Effingham 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 62401?

Effingham uses area codes 217 and 447, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62401 in?

62401 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62401?

About 19,273 people live in ZIP code 62401, in 8,042 households, at 185.5 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 62401?

$82,374 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62401?

The closest are 62473 (6.7 mi), 62467 (6.8 mi), 62461 (8.4 mi), 62462 (9.7 mi) and 62411 (9.8 mi).

Is 62401 a PO Box ZIP code?

62401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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