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62463

ZIP 62463 is Stewardson, Illinois, in Shelby County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
none
Population
1,103
Coordinates
39.2806, -88.5912
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Where 62463 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62463
  • 🔢 Type 62463 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EghZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,463 = 3 × 47 × 443. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62462 (Sigel, IL, 7 mi away) and 62464 (Stoy, IL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62463 becomes 36426 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brewton, AL, 569 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23466, 23664, 24366, 26346, 26436, 26463, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34266 in Arcadia, FL, 921 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯533 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62463 and you would come out at 39.28°S, 91.41°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 38.8 square miles of land, 62463 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,103This ZIP1,103
Households490This ZIP490
Housing units527This ZIP527
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,214This ZIP$58,214Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$138,500This ZIP$138,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density28.4 / sq miThis ZIP28.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees202This ZIP202
Annual payroll$7,692,000This ZIP$7,692,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$39,262,000This ZIP$39,262,000

Land area

Land area38.82 sq miThis ZIP38.82 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 62463

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ZIP codes near 62463

ZIPCityDistance
62465 Strasburg, IL 5.2 mi
62462 Sigel, IL 7.2 mi
62444 Mode, IL 7.7 mi
62461 Shumway, IL 7.8 mi
62447 Neoga, IL 8.2 mi
61957 Windsor, IL 11.2 mi
62401 Effingham, IL 11.3 mi
61928 Gays, IL 13.1 mi
62467 Teutopolis, IL 13.4 mi
62414 Beecher City, IL 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62463?

62463 is in Stewardson, Illinois, in Shelby County. Its published point location is 39.2806, -88.5912.

What county is 62463 in?

62463 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 62463?

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

What time zone is 62463 in?

62463 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62463?

About 1,103 people live in ZIP code 62463, in 490 households, at 28.4 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 62463?

$58,214 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62463?

The closest are 62465 (5.2 mi), 62462 (7.2 mi), 62444 (7.7 mi), 62461 (7.8 mi) and 62447 (8.2 mi).

Is 62463 a PO Box ZIP code?

62463 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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