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62424

ZIP 62424 is Dieterich, Illinois, mostly in Effingham County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Effingham +2 more
Metro area
Effingham, IL
Population
2,500
Coordinates
38.9883, -88.4286
☼ Live from 62424 — Dieterich, IL

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Where 62424 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 62424
  • 🔢 Type 62424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62423 (Dennison, IL, 56 mi away) and 62425 (Dundas, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62424 becomes 42426, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22446, 22644, 24246, 24426, 24624, 26424, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22446 in Corbin, VA, 598 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯545 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62424 and you would come out at 38.99°S, 91.57°E — 1,271 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 85.9 square miles of land, 62424 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,500This ZIP2,500
Households851This ZIP851
Housing units931This ZIP931
Median age31.1This ZIP31.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,635This ZIP$84,635Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$225,800This ZIP$225,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$678This ZIP$678Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density29.1 / sq miThis ZIP29.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees399This ZIP399
Annual payroll$20,000,000This ZIP$20,000,000
Tax returns filed1,130This ZIP1,130
Total adjusted gross income$100,580,000This ZIP$100,580,000

Land area

Land area85.87 sq miThis ZIP85.87 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 62424 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Effingham County 91.2%
Jasper County 7.5%
Clay County 1.2%

Other place names in 62424

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ZIP codes near 62424

ZIPCityDistance
62479 Wheeler, IL 7.4 mi
62473 Watson, IL 7.8 mi
62467 Teutopolis, IL 9.7 mi
62443 Mason, IL 11.1 mi
62401 Effingham, IL 11.5 mi
62434 Ingraham, IL 11.6 mi
62858 Louisville, IL 12.7 mi
62445 Montrose, IL 13.3 mi
62448 Newton, IL 13.5 mi
62426 Edgewood, IL 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62424?

62424 is in Dieterich, Illinois, in Effingham County, part of the Effingham, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9883, -88.4286.

What county is 62424 in?

62424 spans 3 counties: Effingham County, Jasper County and Clay 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 62424?

Dieterich uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62424 in?

62424 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62424?

About 2,500 people live in ZIP code 62424, in 851 households, at 29.1 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 62424?

$84,635 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62424?

The closest are 62479 (7.4 mi), 62473 (7.8 mi), 62467 (9.7 mi), 62443 (11.1 mi) and 62401 (11.5 mi).

Is 62424 a PO Box ZIP code?

62424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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