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62536

ZIP 62536 is Glenarm, Illinois, in Sangamon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
1,049
Coordinates
39.6290, -89.6523
☼ Live from 62536 — Glenarm, IL

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Where 62536 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62536
  • 🔢 Type 62536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7817. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62535 (Forsyth, IL, 42 mi away) and 62537 (Harristown, IL, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62536 becomes 63526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23665, 26563, 32566, 32656, 35266, 35662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32656 in Keystone Heights, FL, 806 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯474 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62536 and you would come out at 39.63°S, 90.35°E — 1,192 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 7.7 square miles of land, 62536 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,049This ZIP1,049
Households389This ZIP389
Housing units389This ZIP389
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$95,809This ZIP$95,809Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$260,000This ZIP$260,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density136.7 / sq miThis ZIP136.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees104This ZIP104
Annual payroll$7,929,000This ZIP$7,929,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$45,119,000This ZIP$45,119,000

Land area

Land area7.68 sq miThis ZIP7.68 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 62536

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ZIP codes near 62536

ZIPCityDistance
62530 Divernon, IL 4.8 mi
62629 Chatham, IL 4.8 mi
62558 Pawnee, IL 6.2 mi
62615 Auburn, IL 6.2 mi
62719 Springfield, IL 8.7 mi
62722 Springfield, IL 8.7 mi
62723 Springfield, IL 8.7 mi
62726 Springfield, IL 8.7 mi
62736 Springfield, IL 8.7 mi
62756 Springfield, IL 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62536?

62536 is in Glenarm, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6290, -89.6523.

What county is 62536 in?

62536 lies in Sangamon County.

What area code is 62536?

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

What time zone is 62536 in?

62536 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62536?

About 1,049 people live in ZIP code 62536, in 389 households, at 136.7 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 62536?

$95,809 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62536?

The closest are 62530 (4.8 mi), 62629 (4.8 mi), 62558 (6.2 mi), 62615 (6.2 mi) and 62719 (8.7 mi).

Is 62536 a PO Box ZIP code?

62536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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