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62538

ZIP 62538 is Harvel, Illinois, mostly in Montgomery County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
342
Coordinates
39.3563, -89.5205
☼ Live from 62538 — Harvel, IL

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Where 62538 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62538
  • 🔢 Type 62538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,538 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1489. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62537 (Harristown, IL, 41 mi away) and 62539 (Illiopolis, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62538 becomes 83526 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ferdinand, ID, 1,435 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 25836, 26385, 28356, 28365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83526 in Ferdinand, ID, 1,435 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯483 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62538 and you would come out at 39.36°S, 90.48°E — 1,210 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 34.1 square miles of land, 62538 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population342This ZIP342
Households117This ZIP117
Housing units132This ZIP132
Median age30.9This ZIP30.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$85,563This ZIP$85,563Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$86,700This ZIP$86,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$759This ZIP$759Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min
Population density10.0 / sq miThis ZIP10.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$588,000This ZIP$588,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$10,814,000This ZIP$10,814,000

Land area

Land area34.06 sq miThis ZIP34.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 62538 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 80.7%
Christian County 19.3%

Other place names in 62538

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

ZIP codes near 62538

ZIPCityDistance
62560 Raymond, IL 5.9 mi
62546 Morrisonville, IL 6.5 mi
62533 Farmersville, IL 8.5 mi
62572 Waggoner, IL 9.5 mi
62015 Butler, IL 10.0 mi
62556 Palmer, IL 11.3 mi
62094 Witt, IL 12.2 mi
62051 Irving, IL 12.4 mi
62075 Nokomis, IL 12.6 mi
62056 Litchfield, IL 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62538?

62538 is in Harvel, Illinois, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 39.3563, -89.5205.

What county is 62538 in?

62538 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Christian County. Most of it falls in Montgomery County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62538?

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

What time zone is 62538 in?

62538 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62538?

About 342 people live in ZIP code 62538, in 117 households, at 10.0 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 62538?

$85,563 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62538?

The closest are 62560 (5.9 mi), 62546 (6.5 mi), 62533 (8.5 mi), 62572 (9.5 mi) and 62015 (10 mi).

Is 62538 a PO Box ZIP code?

62538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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