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62518

ZIP 62518 is Chestnut, Illinois, in Logan County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Logan
Metro area
Lincoln, IL
Population
509
Coordinates
40.0514, -89.2030
☼ Live from 62518 — Chestnut, IL

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Where 62518 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62518
  • 🔢 Type 62518 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BISZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,518 = 2 × 31259. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62517 (Bulpitt, IL, 34 mi away) and 62519 (Cornland, IL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62518 becomes 81526 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palisade, CO, 1,020 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85621 in Nogales, AZ, 1,351 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯497 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62518 and you would come out at 40.05°S, 90.80°E — 1,192 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 24.7 square miles of land, 62518 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population509This ZIP509
Households183This ZIP183
Housing units183This ZIP183
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median home value$140,300This ZIP$140,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,676,000This ZIP$1,676,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$14,298,000This ZIP$14,298,000

Land area

Land area24.73 sq miThis ZIP24.73 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 62518

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ZIP codes near 62518

ZIPCityDistance
61749 Kenney, IL 5.4 mi
62543 Latham, IL 6.2 mi
62512 Beason, IL 6.4 mi
62548 Mount Pulaski, IL 6.5 mi
62573 Warrensburg, IL 10.1 mi
62656 Lincoln, IL 10.6 mi
62541 Lake Fork, IL 11.0 mi
61751 Lawndale, IL 12.4 mi
61756 Maroa, IL 12.7 mi
62539 Illiopolis, IL 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62518?

62518 is in Chestnut, Illinois, in Logan County, part of the Lincoln, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0514, -89.2030.

What county is 62518 in?

62518 lies in Logan County.

What area code is 62518?

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

What time zone is 62518 in?

62518 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62518?

About 509 people live in ZIP code 62518, in 183 households, at 20.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 62518?

The closest are 61749 (5.4 mi), 62543 (6.2 mi), 62512 (6.4 mi), 62548 (6.5 mi) and 62573 (10.1 mi).

Is 62518 a PO Box ZIP code?

62518 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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