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62411

ZIP 62411 is Altamont, Illinois, mostly in Effingham County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Effingham +1 more
Metro area
Effingham, IL
Population
4,249
Coordinates
39.0713, -88.7336
☼ Live from 62411 — Altamont, IL

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Where 62411 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62411
  • 🔢 Type 62411 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,411 = 139 × 449. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62410 (Allendale, IL, 65 mi away) and 62413 (Annapolis, IL, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62411 becomes 11426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bellerose, NY, 803 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11426, 12164, 12416, 12461, 14126, 14216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12164 in Speculator, NY, 804 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯528 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62411 and you would come out at 39.07°S, 91.27°E — 1,254 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 85.3 square miles of land, 62411 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,249This ZIP4,249
Households1,654This ZIP1,654
Housing units1,868This ZIP1,868
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,111This ZIP$66,111Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$134,900This ZIP$134,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$786This ZIP$786Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density49.8 / sq miThis ZIP49.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments117This ZIP117
Employees1,118This ZIP1,118
Annual payroll$59,380,000This ZIP$59,380,000
Tax returns filed2,120This ZIP2,120
Total adjusted gross income$142,541,000This ZIP$142,541,000

Land area

Land area85.33 sq miThis ZIP85.33 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 62411 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Effingham County 96.6%
Fayette County 3.4%

Other place names in 62411

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ZIP codes near 62411

ZIPCityDistance
62458 Saint Elmo, IL 7.2 mi
62414 Beecher City, IL 8.7 mi
62461 Shumway, IL 8.9 mi
62473 Watson, IL 9.5 mi
62443 Mason, IL 9.7 mi
62401 Effingham, IL 9.8 mi
62426 Edgewood, IL 12.9 mi
62418 Brownstown, IL 13.3 mi
62422 Cowden, IL 13.9 mi
62838 Farina, IL 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62411?

62411 is in Altamont, Illinois, in Effingham County, part of the Effingham, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0713, -88.7336.

What county is 62411 in?

62411 spans 2 counties: Effingham County and Fayette 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 62411?

Altamont uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62411 in?

62411 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62411?

About 4,249 people live in ZIP code 62411, in 1,654 households, at 49.8 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 62411?

$66,111 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62411?

The closest are 62458 (7.2 mi), 62414 (8.7 mi), 62461 (8.9 mi), 62473 (9.5 mi) and 62443 (9.7 mi).

Is 62411 a PO Box ZIP code?

62411 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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