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62520

ZIP 62520 is Dawson, Illinois, in Sangamon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
1,652
Coordinates
39.8246, -89.4563
☼ Live from 62520 — Dawson, IL

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Where 62520 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62520
  • 🔢 Type 62520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 521. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62519 (Cornland, IL, 8 mi away) and 62521 (Decatur, IL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62520 becomes 02526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02562, 02652, 05262, 20265, 20526, 20625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02652 in North Truro, MA, 1,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯484 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62520 and you would come out at 39.82°S, 90.54°E — 1,191 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 25.9 square miles of land, 62520 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,652This ZIP1,652
Households632This ZIP632
Housing units650This ZIP650
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,500This ZIP$84,500Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$226,400This ZIP$226,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density63.8 / sq miThis ZIP63.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees66This ZIP66
Annual payroll$2,660,000This ZIP$2,660,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$59,317,000This ZIP$59,317,000

Land area

Land area25.87 sq miThis ZIP25.87 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 62520

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ZIP codes near 62520

ZIPCityDistance
62561 Riverton, IL 4.2 mi
62716 Springfield, IL 4.6 mi
62761 Springfield, IL 4.9 mi
62515 Buffalo, IL 5.4 mi
62545 Mechanicsburg, IL 5.5 mi
62708 Springfield, IL 7.0 mi
62563 Rochester, IL 7.6 mi
62519 Cornland, IL 7.9 mi
62712 Springfield, IL 8.5 mi
62684 Sherman, IL 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62520?

62520 is in Dawson, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8246, -89.4563.

What county is 62520 in?

62520 lies in Sangamon County.

What area code is 62520?

Dawson uses area codes 217 and 447, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62520 in?

62520 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62520?

About 1,652 people live in ZIP code 62520, in 632 households, at 63.8 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 62520?

$84,500 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62520?

The closest are 62561 (4.2 mi), 62716 (4.6 mi), 62761 (4.9 mi), 62515 (5.4 mi) and 62545 (5.5 mi).

Is 62520 a PO Box ZIP code?

62520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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