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62540

ZIP 62540 is Kincaid, Illinois, in Christian County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Taylorville, IL
Population
1,297
Coordinates
39.5849, -89.4199
☼ Live from 62540 — Kincaid, IL

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Where 62540 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62540
  • 🔢 Type 62540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,540 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 53 × 59. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62539 (Illiopolis, IL, 21 mi away) and 62541 (Lake Fork, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62540 becomes 04526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04652 in Lubec, ME, 1,196 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯487 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62540 and you would come out at 39.58°S, 90.58°E — 1,203 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 2.1 square miles of land, 62540 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,297This ZIP1,297
Households621This ZIP621
Housing units667This ZIP667
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,179This ZIP$70,179Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$89,400This ZIP$89,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%This ZIP9.2%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density610.4 / sq miThis ZIP610.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$2,056,000This ZIP$2,056,000

Land area

Land area2.13 sq miThis ZIP2.13 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 62540

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ZIP codes near 62540

ZIPCityDistance
62517 Bulpitt, IL 1.0 mi
62570 Tovey, IL 1.8 mi
62531 Edinburg, IL 6.6 mi
62558 Pawnee, IL 6.9 mi
62568 Taylorville, IL 7.3 mi
62556 Palmer, IL 8.0 mi
62563 Rochester, IL 10.1 mi
62546 Morrisonville, IL 10.7 mi
62530 Divernon, IL 12.7 mi
62536 Glenarm, IL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62540?

62540 is in Kincaid, Illinois, in Christian County, part of the Taylorville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5849, -89.4199.

What county is 62540 in?

62540 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 62540?

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

What time zone is 62540 in?

62540 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62540?

About 1,297 people live in ZIP code 62540, in 621 households, at 610.4 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 62540?

$70,179 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62540?

The closest are 62517 (1 mi), 62570 (1.8 mi), 62531 (6.6 mi), 62558 (6.9 mi) and 62568 (7.3 mi).

Is 62540 a PO Box ZIP code?

62540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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