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62414

ZIP 62414 is Beecher City, Illinois, mostly in Fayette County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fayette +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,783
Coordinates
39.1744, -88.8264
☼ Live from 62414 — Beecher City, IL

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Where 62414 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62414
  • 🔢 Type 62414 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,414 = 2 × 11 × 2837. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62413 (Annapolis, IL, 53 mi away) and 62417 (Bridgeport, IL, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62414 becomes 41426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Falcon, KY, 329 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12446, 12464, 14264, 14462, 14624, 14642, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12464 in Phoenicia, NY, 784 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯522 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62414 and you would come out at 39.17°S, 91.17°E — 1,246 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 75.9 square miles of land, 62414 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,783This ZIP1,783
Households726This ZIP726
Housing units771This ZIP771
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,370This ZIP$58,370Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$157,800This ZIP$157,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$715This ZIP$715Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density23.5 / sq miThis ZIP23.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees125This ZIP125
Annual payroll$5,531,000This ZIP$5,531,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$51,028,000This ZIP$51,028,000

Land area

Land area75.87 sq miThis ZIP75.87 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 62414 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Fayette County 54.4%
Effingham County 26.5%
Shelby County 19.1%

Other place names in 62414

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ZIP codes near 62414

ZIPCityDistance
62422 Cowden, IL 5.3 mi
62461 Shumway, IL 7.7 mi
62411 Altamont, IL 8.7 mi
62444 Mode, IL 8.7 mi
62431 Herrick, IL 9.8 mi
62458 Saint Elmo, IL 10.4 mi
62438 Lakewood, IL 10.7 mi
62418 Brownstown, IL 13.2 mi
62463 Stewardson, IL 14.6 mi
62401 Effingham, IL 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62414?

62414 is in Beecher City, Illinois, in Fayette County. Its published point location is 39.1744, -88.8264.

What county is 62414 in?

62414 spans 3 counties: Fayette County, Effingham County and Shelby County. Most of it falls in Fayette 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 62414?

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

What time zone is 62414 in?

62414 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62414?

About 1,783 people live in ZIP code 62414, in 726 households, at 23.5 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 62414?

$58,370 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62414?

The closest are 62422 (5.3 mi), 62461 (7.7 mi), 62411 (8.7 mi), 62444 (8.7 mi) and 62431 (9.8 mi).

Is 62414 a PO Box ZIP code?

62414 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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