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62543

ZIP 62543 is Latham, Illinois, mostly in Logan County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Logan +1 more
Metro area
Lincoln, IL
Population
477
Coordinates
39.9708, -89.1518
☼ Live from 62543 — Latham, IL

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Where 62543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62543
  • 🔢 Type 62543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,543 = 13 × 17 × 283. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62541 (Lake Fork, IL, 12 mi away) and 62544 (Macon, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62543 becomes 34526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23456, 23465, 24536, 24563, 24635, 25364, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34265 in Arcadia, FL, 978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯500 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62543 and you would come out at 39.97°S, 90.85°E — 1,197 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 20.6 square miles of land, 62543 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population477This ZIP477
Households183This ZIP183
Housing units201This ZIP201
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,594This ZIP$73,594Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$87,800This ZIP$87,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density23.1 / sq miThis ZIP23.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$440,000This ZIP$440,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$15,612,000This ZIP$15,612,000

Land area

Land area20.63 sq miThis ZIP20.63 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 62543 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Logan County 65.2%
Macon County 34.8%

Other place names in 62543

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

ZIP codes near 62543

ZIPCityDistance
62573 Warrensburg, IL 4.5 mi
62518 Chestnut, IL 6.2 mi
62548 Mount Pulaski, IL 7.0 mi
62551 Niantic, IL 8.1 mi
61749 Kenney, IL 8.6 mi
62537 Harristown, IL 8.7 mi
62539 Illiopolis, IL 8.8 mi
62526 Decatur, IL 9.8 mi
62535 Forsyth, IL 10.3 mi
61756 Maroa, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62543?

62543 is in Latham, Illinois, in Logan County, part of the Lincoln, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9708, -89.1518.

What county is 62543 in?

62543 spans 2 counties: Logan County and Macon County. Most of it falls in Logan 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 62543?

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

What time zone is 62543 in?

62543 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62543?

About 477 people live in ZIP code 62543, in 183 households, at 23.1 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 62543?

$73,594 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62543?

The closest are 62573 (4.5 mi), 62518 (6.2 mi), 62548 (7 mi), 62551 (8.1 mi) and 61749 (8.6 mi).

Is 62543 a PO Box ZIP code?

62543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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