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62476

ZIP 62476 is West Salem, Illinois, mostly in Edwards County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Edwards +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,222
Coordinates
38.5322, -88.0154
☼ Live from 62476 — West Salem, IL

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Where 62476 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62476
  • 🔢 Type 62476 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLhZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,476 = 2 × 2 × 15619. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62475 (West Liberty, IL, 24 mi away) and 62477 (West Union, IL, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62476 becomes 67426, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26764, 62467, 62674, 62764, 64672, 64726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76462 in Lipan, TX, 699 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% 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 62476 and you would come out at 38.53°S, 91.98°E — 1,308 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 77.6 square miles of land, 62476 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,222This ZIP1,222
Households594This ZIP594
Housing units805This ZIP805
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,543This ZIP$65,543Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$91,800This ZIP$91,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$833This ZIP$833Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density15.8 / sq miThis ZIP15.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees100This ZIP100
Annual payroll$3,884,000This ZIP$3,884,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$45,378,000This ZIP$45,378,000

Land area

Land area77.57 sq miThis ZIP77.57 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 62476 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Edwards County 68.6%
Wabash County 29.3%
Lawrence County 1.3%
Richland County 0.8%

Other place names in 62476

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ZIP codes near 62476

ZIPCityDistance
62452 Parkersburg, IL 4.0 mi
62815 Bone Gap, IL 5.7 mi
62419 Calhoun, IL 6.8 mi
62806 Albion, IL 10.7 mi
62446 Mount Erie, IL 10.7 mi
62818 Browns, IL 11.0 mi
62863 Mount Carmel, IL 11.6 mi
62811 Bellmont, IL 11.7 mi
62450 Olney, IL 13.1 mi
62855 Lancaster, IL 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62476?

62476 is in West Salem, Illinois, in Edwards County. Its published point location is 38.5322, -88.0154.

What county is 62476 in?

62476 spans 4 counties: Edwards County, Wabash County, Lawrence County and Richland County. Most of it falls in Edwards 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 62476?

West Salem uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62476 in?

62476 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62476?

About 1,222 people live in ZIP code 62476, in 594 households, at 15.8 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 62476?

$65,543 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62476?

The closest are 62452 (4 mi), 62815 (5.7 mi), 62419 (6.8 mi), 62806 (10.7 mi) and 62446 (10.7 mi).

Is 62476 a PO Box ZIP code?

62476 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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