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62539

ZIP 62539 is Illiopolis, Illinois, mostly in Sangamon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon +1 more
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
1,412
Coordinates
39.8668, -89.2492
☼ Live from 62539 — Illiopolis, IL

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Where 62539 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 62539
  • 🔢 Type 62539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 62539 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62538 (Harvel, IL, 38 mi away) and 62540 (Kincaid, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62539 becomes 93526 — and that is a real ZIP code: Independence, CA, 1,578 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25396, 25639, 25936, 29356, 29365, 29536, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96325 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,367 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯495 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62539 and you would come out at 39.87°S, 90.75°E — 1,198 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 46.4 square miles of land, 62539 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,412This ZIP1,412
Households564This ZIP564
Housing units588This ZIP588
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$82,750This ZIP$82,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$123,400This ZIP$123,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$663This ZIP$663Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%This ZIP31.6%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density30.5 / sq miThis ZIP30.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees69This ZIP69
Annual payroll$1,704,000This ZIP$1,704,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$46,463,000This ZIP$46,463,000

Land area

Land area46.36 sq miThis ZIP46.36 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 62539 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Sangamon County 76.8%
Macon County 23.2%

Other place names in 62539

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ZIP codes near 62539

ZIPCityDistance
62551 Niantic, IL 5.0 mi
62515 Buffalo, IL 6.2 mi
62547 Mount Auburn, IL 6.7 mi
62548 Mount Pulaski, IL 8.1 mi
62537 Harristown, IL 8.3 mi
62543 Latham, IL 8.8 mi
62519 Cornland, IL 8.9 mi
62541 Lake Fork, IL 8.9 mi
62545 Mechanicsburg, IL 9.9 mi
62573 Warrensburg, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62539?

62539 is in Illiopolis, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8668, -89.2492.

What county is 62539 in?

62539 spans 2 counties: Sangamon County and Macon County. Most of it falls in Sangamon 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 62539?

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

What time zone is 62539 in?

62539 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62539?

About 1,412 people live in ZIP code 62539, in 564 households, at 30.5 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 62539?

$82,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62539?

The closest are 62551 (5 mi), 62515 (6.2 mi), 62547 (6.7 mi), 62548 (8.1 mi) and 62537 (8.3 mi).

Is 62539 a PO Box ZIP code?

62539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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