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62517

ZIP 62517 is Bulpitt, Illinois, in Christian County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Taylorville, IL
Population
185
Coordinates
39.5943, -89.4331
☼ Live from 62517 — Bulpitt, IL

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Where 62517 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62517
  • 🔢 Type 62517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LISZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,517 = 3 × 7 × 13 × 229. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010000110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62515 (Buffalo, IL, 19 mi away) and 62518 (Chestnut, IL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62517 becomes 71526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12567, 12765, 15267, 15276, 15627, 15672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12567 in Pine Plains, NY, 841 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯486 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62517 and you would come out at 39.59°S, 90.57°E — 1,203 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 0.481 square miles of land, 62517 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 233 football fields.
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People and housing

Population185This ZIP185
Households70This ZIP70
Housing units95This ZIP95
Median age31.3This ZIP31.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,000This ZIP$75,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$78,300This ZIP$78,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$825This ZIP$825Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.3%This ZIP4.3%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density384.6 / sq miThis ZIP384.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$255,000This ZIP$255,000

Land area

Land area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 62517

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ZIP codes near 62517

ZIPCityDistance
62540 Kincaid, IL 1.0 mi
62570 Tovey, IL 1.5 mi
62558 Pawnee, IL 6.2 mi
62531 Edinburg, IL 6.3 mi
62568 Taylorville, IL 8.1 mi
62556 Palmer, IL 8.8 mi
62563 Rochester, IL 9.3 mi
62546 Morrisonville, IL 11.3 mi
62536 Glenarm, IL 11.9 mi
62530 Divernon, IL 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62517?

62517 is in Bulpitt, Illinois, in Christian County, part of the Taylorville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5943, -89.4331.

What county is 62517 in?

62517 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 62517?

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

What time zone is 62517 in?

62517 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62517?

About 185 people live in ZIP code 62517, in 70 households, at 384.6 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 62517?

$75,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62517?

The closest are 62540 (1 mi), 62570 (1.5 mi), 62558 (6.2 mi), 62531 (6.3 mi) and 62568 (8.1 mi).

Is 62517 a PO Box ZIP code?

62517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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