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62537

ZIP 62537 is Harristown, Illinois, in Macon County; area codes 447 and 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macon
Metro area
Decatur, IL
Population
272
Coordinates
39.8526, -89.0932
☼ Live from 62537 — Harristown, IL

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Where 62537 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62537
  • 🔢 Type 62537 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LESZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,537 = 23 × 2719. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62536 (Glenarm, IL, 33 mi away) and 62538 (Harvel, IL, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62537 becomes 73526 — and that is a real ZIP code: Blair, OK, 659 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25637, 26537, 26753, 27356, 27536, 27563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32765 in Oviedo, FL, 894 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯503 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62537 and you would come out at 39.85°S, 90.91°E — 1,205 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 20m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 62537 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 532 football fields.
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People and housing

Population272This ZIP272
Households80This ZIP80
Housing units80This ZIP80
Median age29.3This ZIP29.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,455This ZIP$70,455Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$87,500This ZIP$87,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%This ZIP6.0%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density247.5 / sq miThis ZIP247.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees74This ZIP74
Annual payroll$6,763,000This ZIP$6,763,000

Land area

Land area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 62537

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62537

ZIPCityDistance
62522 Decatur, IL 3.0 mi
62551 Niantic, IL 3.3 mi
62524 Decatur, IL 5.9 mi
62525 Decatur, IL 5.9 mi
62514 Boody, IL 6.4 mi
62526 Decatur, IL 6.5 mi
62573 Warrensburg, IL 6.5 mi
62523 Decatur, IL 7.5 mi
62532 Elwin, IL 8.1 mi
62539 Illiopolis, IL 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62537?

62537 is in Harristown, Illinois, in Macon County, part of the Decatur, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8526, -89.0932.

What county is 62537 in?

62537 lies in Macon County.

What area code is 62537?

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

What time zone is 62537 in?

62537 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62537?

About 272 people live in ZIP code 62537, in 80 households, at 247.5 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 62537?

$70,455 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62537?

The closest are 62522 (3 mi), 62551 (3.3 mi), 62524 (5.9 mi), 62525 (5.9 mi) and 62514 (6.4 mi).

Is 62537 a PO Box ZIP code?

62537 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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