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62446

ZIP 62446 is Mount Erie, Illinois, in Wayne County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wayne
Metro area
none
Population
318
Coordinates
38.4899, -88.2067
☼ Live from 62446 — Mount Erie, IL

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Where 62446 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62446
  • 🔢 Type 62446 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,446 = 2 × 31223. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62445 (Montrose, IL, 47 mi away) and 62447 (Neoga, IL, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62446 becomes 64426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Blythedale, MO, 332 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24646, 44266, 44626, 44662, 46624, 62464, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66442 in Fort Riley, KS, 464 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯563 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62446 and you would come out at 38.49°S, 91.79°E — 1,302 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 62.2 square miles of land, 62446 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population318This ZIP318
Households118This ZIP118
Housing units136This ZIP136
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,500This ZIP$78,500Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$110,200This ZIP$110,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density5.1 / sq miThis ZIP5.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$1,501,000This ZIP$1,501,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$13,553,000This ZIP$13,553,000

Land area

Land area62.23 sq miThis ZIP62.23 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 62446

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ZIP codes near 62446

ZIPCityDistance
62843 Golden Gate, IL 7.5 mi
62806 Albion, IL 9.6 mi
62842 Geff, IL 10.0 mi
62833 Ellery, IL 10.6 mi
62476 West Salem, IL 10.7 mi
62837 Fairfield, IL 11.9 mi
62452 Parkersburg, IL 12.5 mi
62823 Cisne, IL 12.6 mi
62868 Noble, IL 13.0 mi
62815 Bone Gap, IL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62446?

62446 is in Mount Erie, Illinois, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 38.4899, -88.2067.

What county is 62446 in?

62446 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 62446?

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

What time zone is 62446 in?

62446 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62446?

About 318 people live in ZIP code 62446, in 118 households, at 5.1 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 62446?

$78,500 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62446?

The closest are 62843 (7.5 mi), 62806 (9.6 mi), 62842 (10 mi), 62833 (10.6 mi) and 62476 (10.7 mi).

Is 62446 a PO Box ZIP code?

62446 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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