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62531

ZIP 62531 is Edinburg, Illinois, in Christian County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Taylorville, IL
Population
1,816
Coordinates
39.6744, -89.3776
☼ Live from 62531 — Edinburg, IL

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Where 62531 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62531
  • 🔢 Type 62531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IESZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,531 = 7 × 8933. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62530 (Divernon, IL, 17 mi away) and 62532 (Elwin, IL, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62531 becomes 13526, 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, 837 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯489 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62531 and you would come out at 39.67°S, 90.62°E — 1,201 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 61.3 square miles of land, 62531 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,816This ZIP1,816
Households794This ZIP794
Housing units832This ZIP832
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,125This ZIP$98,125Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$134,800This ZIP$134,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$853This ZIP$853Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density29.6 / sq miThis ZIP29.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$5,865,000This ZIP$5,865,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$62,330,000This ZIP$62,330,000

Land area

Land area61.28 sq miThis ZIP61.28 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Other place names in 62531

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ZIP codes near 62531

ZIPCityDistance
62517 Bulpitt, IL 6.3 mi
62545 Mechanicsburg, IL 6.5 mi
62540 Kincaid, IL 6.6 mi
62563 Rochester, IL 7.0 mi
62570 Tovey, IL 7.7 mi
62568 Taylorville, IL 9.3 mi
62547 Mount Auburn, IL 9.8 mi
62567 Stonington, IL 10.1 mi
62558 Pawnee, IL 11.0 mi
62520 Dawson, IL 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62531?

62531 is in Edinburg, Illinois, in Christian County, part of the Taylorville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6744, -89.3776.

What county is 62531 in?

62531 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 62531?

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

What time zone is 62531 in?

62531 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62531?

About 1,816 people live in ZIP code 62531, in 794 households, at 29.6 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 62531?

$98,125 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62531?

The closest are 62517 (6.3 mi), 62545 (6.5 mi), 62540 (6.6 mi), 62563 (7 mi) and 62570 (7.7 mi).

Is 62531 a PO Box ZIP code?

62531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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