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62418

ZIP 62418 is Brownstown, Illinois, in Fayette County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fayette
Metro area
none
Population
1,809
Coordinates
39.0223, -88.9738
☼ Live from 62418 — Brownstown, IL

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Where 62418 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62418
  • 🔢 Type 62418 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,418 = 2 × 3 × 101 × 103. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62417 (Bridgeport, IL, 69 mi away) and 62419 (Calhoun, IL, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62418 becomes 81426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ophir, CO, 1,021 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 1,387 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯515 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62418 and you would come out at 39.02°S, 91.03°E — 1,247 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 93.8 square miles of land, 62418 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,809This ZIP1,809
Households674This ZIP674
Housing units826This ZIP826
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,448This ZIP$58,448Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$134,900This ZIP$134,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$958This ZIP$958Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees162This ZIP162
Annual payroll$9,084,000This ZIP$9,084,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$55,382,000This ZIP$55,382,000

Land area

Land area93.78 sq miThis ZIP93.78 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 62418

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ZIP codes near 62418

ZIPCityDistance
62458 Saint Elmo, IL 6.4 mi
62471 Vandalia, IL 9.5 mi
62080 Ramsey, IL 10.8 mi
62880 Saint Peter, IL 11.7 mi
62247 Hagarstown, IL 11.8 mi
62885 Shobonier, IL 12.2 mi
62414 Beecher City, IL 13.2 mi
62411 Altamont, IL 13.3 mi
62431 Herrick, IL 14.1 mi
62011 Bingham, IL 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62418?

62418 is in Brownstown, Illinois, in Fayette County. Its published point location is 39.0223, -88.9738.

What county is 62418 in?

62418 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 62418?

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

What time zone is 62418 in?

62418 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62418?

About 1,809 people live in ZIP code 62418, in 674 households, at 19.3 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 62418?

$58,448 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62418?

The closest are 62458 (6.4 mi), 62471 (9.5 mi), 62080 (10.8 mi), 62880 (11.7 mi) and 62247 (11.8 mi).

Is 62418 a PO Box ZIP code?

62418 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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