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62461

ZIP 62461 is Shumway, Illinois, mostly in Effingham County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Effingham +1 more
Metro area
Effingham, IL
Population
625
Coordinates
39.1942, -88.6843
☼ Live from 62461 — Shumway, IL

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Where 62461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62461
  • 🔢 Type 62461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,461 = 7 × 8923. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62460 (Saint Francisville, IL, 66 mi away) and 62462 (Sigel, IL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62461 becomes 16426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mc Kean, PA, 488 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12466, 14626, 16246, 16426, 16624, 21664, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12466 in Port Ewen, NY, 793 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯529 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62461 and you would come out at 39.19°S, 91.32°E — 1,251 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 41.8 square miles of land, 62461 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population625This ZIP625
Households289This ZIP289
Housing units295This ZIP295
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,350This ZIP$74,350Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$156,400This ZIP$156,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density15.0 / sq miThis ZIP15.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$2,724,000This ZIP$2,724,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$28,595,000This ZIP$28,595,000

Land area

Land area41.76 sq miThis ZIP41.76 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 62461 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Effingham County 70.7%
Shelby County 29.3%

Other place names in 62461

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ZIP codes near 62461

ZIPCityDistance
62444 Mode, IL 6.4 mi
62414 Beecher City, IL 7.7 mi
62463 Stewardson, IL 7.8 mi
62401 Effingham, IL 8.4 mi
62411 Altamont, IL 8.9 mi
62465 Strasburg, IL 10.8 mi
62422 Cowden, IL 11.3 mi
62462 Sigel, IL 12.0 mi
62438 Lakewood, IL 13.5 mi
62473 Watson, IL 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62461?

62461 is in Shumway, Illinois, in Effingham County, part of the Effingham, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1942, -88.6843.

What county is 62461 in?

62461 spans 2 counties: Effingham County and Shelby 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 62461?

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

What time zone is 62461 in?

62461 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62461?

About 625 people live in ZIP code 62461, in 289 households, at 15.0 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 62461?

$74,350 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62461?

The closest are 62444 (6.4 mi), 62414 (7.7 mi), 62463 (7.8 mi), 62401 (8.4 mi) and 62411 (8.9 mi).

Is 62461 a PO Box ZIP code?

62461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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