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62442

ZIP 62442 is Martinsville, Illinois, mostly in Clark County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clark +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,671
Coordinates
39.3039, -87.8538
☼ Live from 62442 — Martinsville, IL

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Where 62442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62442
  • 🔢 Type 62442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,442 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3469. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62441 (Marshall, IL, 10 mi away) and 62443 (Mason, IL, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62442 becomes 24426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Covington, VA, 435 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 569 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯572 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62442 and you would come out at 39.30°S, 92.15°E — 1,280 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 139.5 square miles of land, 62442 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,671This ZIP2,671
Households1,131This ZIP1,131
Housing units1,256This ZIP1,256
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,284This ZIP$70,284Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$87,200This ZIP$87,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$635This ZIP$635Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density19.1 / sq miThis ZIP19.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees356This ZIP356
Annual payroll$18,374,000This ZIP$18,374,000
Tax returns filed1,100This ZIP1,100
Total adjusted gross income$70,388,000This ZIP$70,388,000

Land area

Land area139.53 sq miThis ZIP139.53 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Counties 62442 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Clark County 97.9%
Crawford County 2.1%

Other place names in 62442

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ZIP codes near 62442

ZIPCityDistance
62420 Casey, IL 7.8 mi
62441 Marshall, IL 10.4 mi
62478 West York, IL 10.4 mi
62413 Annapolis, IL 11.4 mi
62477 West Union, IL 12.3 mi
62474 Westfield, IL 14.4 mi
62481 Yale, IL 15.2 mi
62428 Greenup, IL 15.4 mi
62433 Hutsonville, IL 15.5 mi
61933 Kansas, IL 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62442?

62442 is in Martinsville, Illinois, in Clark County. Its published point location is 39.3039, -87.8538.

What county is 62442 in?

62442 spans 2 counties: Clark County and Crawford County. Most of it falls in Clark 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 62442?

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

What time zone is 62442 in?

62442 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62442?

About 2,671 people live in ZIP code 62442, in 1,131 households, at 19.1 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 62442?

$70,284 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62442?

The closest are 62420 (7.8 mi), 62441 (10.4 mi), 62478 (10.4 mi), 62413 (11.4 mi) and 62477 (12.3 mi).

Is 62442 a PO Box ZIP code?

62442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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