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62513

ZIP 62513 is Blue Mound, Illinois, mostly in Christian County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian +1 more
Metro area
Taylorville, IL
Population
1,391
Coordinates
39.7213, -89.1503
☼ Live from 62513 — Blue Mound, IL

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Where 62513 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62513
  • 🔢 Type 62513 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EISZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,513 = 11 × 5683. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62512 (Beason, IL, 29 mi away) and 62514 (Boody, IL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62513 becomes 31526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12563, 13625, 13652, 15236, 15362, 15623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12563 in Patterson, NY, 824 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯501 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62513 and you would come out at 39.72°S, 90.85°E — 1,208 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 67.8 square miles of land, 62513 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,391This ZIP1,391
Households599This ZIP599
Housing units743This ZIP743
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,125This ZIP$83,125Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$142,900This ZIP$142,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density20.5 / sq miThis ZIP20.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees122This ZIP122
Annual payroll$5,100,000This ZIP$5,100,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$53,923,000This ZIP$53,923,000

Land area

Land area67.75 sq miThis ZIP67.75 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 62513 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Christian County 52.2%
Macon County 47.8%

Other place names in 62513

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62513

ZIPCityDistance
62567 Stonington, IL 5.6 mi
62547 Mount Auburn, IL 6.0 mi
62514 Boody, IL 6.4 mi
62522 Decatur, IL 9.1 mi
62551 Niantic, IL 9.2 mi
62544 Macon, IL 9.4 mi
62537 Harristown, IL 9.6 mi
62532 Elwin, IL 9.9 mi
62550 Moweaqua, IL 11.1 mi
62539 Illiopolis, IL 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62513?

62513 is in Blue Mound, Illinois, in Christian County, part of the Taylorville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7213, -89.1503.

What county is 62513 in?

62513 spans 2 counties: Christian County and Macon County. Most of it falls in Christian 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 62513?

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

What time zone is 62513 in?

62513 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62513?

About 1,391 people live in ZIP code 62513, in 599 households, at 20.5 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 62513?

$83,125 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62513?

The closest are 62567 (5.6 mi), 62547 (6 mi), 62514 (6.4 mi), 62522 (9.1 mi) and 62551 (9.2 mi).

Is 62513 a PO Box ZIP code?

62513 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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