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62530

ZIP 62530 is Divernon, Illinois, in Sangamon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
1,558
Coordinates
39.5601, -89.6566
☼ Live from 62530 — Divernon, IL

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Where 62530 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62530
  • 🔢 Type 62530 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OESZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,530 = 2 × 5 × 13 × 13 × 37. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62526 (Decatur, IL, 43 mi away) and 62531 (Edinburg, IL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62530 becomes 03526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02653 in Orleans, MA, 1,040 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯475 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62530 and you would come out at 39.56°S, 90.34°E — 1,195 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 26.6 square miles of land, 62530 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,558This ZIP1,558
Households654This ZIP654
Housing units717This ZIP717
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$82,188This ZIP$82,188Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$160,100This ZIP$160,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,034This ZIP$1,034Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density58.6 / sq miThis ZIP58.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$4,382,000This ZIP$4,382,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$54,268,000This ZIP$54,268,000

Land area

Land area26.61 sq miThis ZIP26.61 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 62530

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ZIP codes near 62530

ZIPCityDistance
62536 Glenarm, IL 4.8 mi
62615 Auburn, IL 5.5 mi
62558 Pawnee, IL 6.0 mi
62689 Thayer, IL 6.1 mi
62690 Virden, IL 6.9 mi
62533 Farmersville, IL 8.0 mi
62629 Chatham, IL 8.7 mi
62662 Lowder, IL 10.1 mi
62570 Tovey, IL 11.0 mi
62661 Loami, IL 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62530?

62530 is in Divernon, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5601, -89.6566.

What county is 62530 in?

62530 lies in Sangamon County.

What area code is 62530?

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

What time zone is 62530 in?

62530 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62530?

About 1,558 people live in ZIP code 62530, in 654 households, at 58.6 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 62530?

$82,188 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62530?

The closest are 62536 (4.8 mi), 62615 (5.5 mi), 62558 (6 mi), 62689 (6.1 mi) and 62690 (6.9 mi).

Is 62530 a PO Box ZIP code?

62530 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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