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62428

ZIP 62428 is Greenup, Illinois, in Cumberland County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cumberland
Metro area
Effingham, IL
Population
2,777
Coordinates
39.2627, -88.1367
☼ Live from 62428 — Greenup, IL

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Where 62428 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62428
  • 🔢 Type 62428 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,428 = 2 × 2 × 15607. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62427 (Flat Rock, IL, 38 mi away) and 62431 (Herrick, IL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62428 becomes 82426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greybull, WY, 1,083 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22846, 24628, 24826, 24862, 28246, 28462, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84622 in Centerfield, UT, 1,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯557 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62428 and you would come out at 39.26°S, 91.86°E — 1,270 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 95.9 square miles of land, 62428 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,777This ZIP2,777
Households1,240This ZIP1,240
Housing units1,375This ZIP1,375
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,333This ZIP$53,333Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$97,900This ZIP$97,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$706This ZIP$706Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density28.9 / sq miThis ZIP28.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments54This ZIP54
Employees990This ZIP990
Annual payroll$43,802,000This ZIP$43,802,000
Tax returns filed1,430This ZIP1,430
Total adjusted gross income$89,192,000This ZIP$89,192,000

Land area

Land area95.95 sq miThis ZIP95.95 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 62428

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ZIP codes near 62428

ZIPCityDistance
62468 Toledo, IL 7.2 mi
62420 Casey, IL 7.6 mi
62436 Jewett, IL 8.5 mi
62432 Hidalgo, IL 8.9 mi
62435 Janesville, IL 9.6 mi
62481 Yale, IL 11.2 mi
62440 Lerna, IL 11.3 mi
62469 Trilla, IL 12.2 mi
62445 Montrose, IL 12.3 mi
62474 Westfield, IL 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62428?

62428 is in Greenup, Illinois, in Cumberland County, part of the Effingham, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2627, -88.1367.

What county is 62428 in?

62428 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 62428?

Greenup uses area codes 217 and 447, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62428 in?

62428 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62428?

About 2,777 people live in ZIP code 62428, in 1,240 households, at 28.9 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 62428?

$53,333 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62428?

The closest are 62468 (7.2 mi), 62420 (7.6 mi), 62436 (8.5 mi), 62432 (8.9 mi) and 62435 (9.6 mi).

Is 62428 a PO Box ZIP code?

62428 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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