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62417

ZIP 62417 is Bridgeport, Illinois, in Lawrence County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lawrence
Metro area
none
Population
2,848
Coordinates
38.7034, -87.7657
☼ Live from 62417 — Bridgeport, IL

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Where 62417 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62417
  • 🔢 Type 62417 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 62417 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62414 (Beecher City, IL, 66 mi away) and 62418 (Brownstown, IL, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62417 becomes 71426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fisher, LA, 593 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12746, 12764, 14267, 14276, 14627, 14726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12746 in Huguenot, NY, 718 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯583 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62417 and you would come out at 38.70°S, 92.23°E — 1,310 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 35.8 square miles of land, 62417 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,848This ZIP2,848
Households1,005This ZIP1,005
Housing units1,138This ZIP1,138
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,792This ZIP$54,792Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$104,600This ZIP$104,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$682This ZIP$682Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density79.5 / sq miThis ZIP79.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees403This ZIP403
Annual payroll$15,775,000This ZIP$15,775,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$67,227,000This ZIP$67,227,000

Land area

Land area35.81 sq miThis ZIP35.81 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 62417

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ZIP codes near 62417

ZIPCityDistance
62466 Sumner, IL 5.0 mi
62460 Saint Francisville, IL 7.3 mi
62439 Lawrenceville, IL 7.4 mi
62421 Claremont, IL 10.2 mi
62410 Allendale, IL 11.5 mi
62419 Calhoun, IL 12.7 mi
62427 Flat Rock, IL 13.3 mi
47591 Vincennes, IN 15.2 mi
62452 Parkersburg, IL 15.6 mi
47524 Decker, IN 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62417?

62417 is in Bridgeport, Illinois, in Lawrence County. Its published point location is 38.7034, -87.7657.

What county is 62417 in?

62417 lies in Lawrence County.

What area code is 62417?

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

What time zone is 62417 in?

62417 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62417?

About 2,848 people live in ZIP code 62417, in 1,005 households, at 79.5 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 62417?

$54,792 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62417?

The closest are 62466 (5 mi), 62460 (7.3 mi), 62439 (7.4 mi), 62421 (10.2 mi) and 62410 (11.5 mi).

Is 62417 a PO Box ZIP code?

62417 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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