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62545

ZIP 62545 is Mechanicsburg, Illinois, mostly in Sangamon County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon +1 more
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
1,101
Coordinates
39.7678, -89.3850
☼ Live from 62545 — Mechanicsburg, IL

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Where 62545 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62545
  • 🔢 Type 62545 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,545 = 5 × 7 × 1787. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62544 (Macon, IL, 22 mi away) and 62546 (Morrisonville, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62545 becomes 54526 — and that is a real ZIP code: Glen Flora, WI, 405 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24556, 24565, 25564, 25654, 26554, 42565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56542 in Fosston, MN, 625 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯488 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62545 and you would come out at 39.77°S, 90.62°E — 1,197 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 26.9 square miles of land, 62545 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,101This ZIP1,101
Households468This ZIP468
Housing units484This ZIP484
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,815This ZIP$84,815Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$178,900This ZIP$178,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$958This ZIP$958Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density41.0 / sq miThis ZIP41.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$4,874,000This ZIP$4,874,000
Tax returns filed630This ZIP630
Total adjusted gross income$48,859,000This ZIP$48,859,000

Land area

Land area26.86 sq miThis ZIP26.86 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 62545 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Sangamon County 64.7%
Christian County 35.3%

Other place names in 62545

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ZIP codes near 62545

ZIPCityDistance
62520 Dawson, IL 5.5 mi
62531 Edinburg, IL 6.5 mi
62515 Buffalo, IL 6.5 mi
62563 Rochester, IL 6.8 mi
62547 Mount Auburn, IL 7.6 mi
62561 Riverton, IL 9.6 mi
62716 Springfield, IL 9.8 mi
62539 Illiopolis, IL 9.9 mi
62761 Springfield, IL 10.1 mi
62712 Springfield, IL 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62545?

62545 is in Mechanicsburg, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7678, -89.3850.

What county is 62545 in?

62545 spans 2 counties: Sangamon County and Christian 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 62545?

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

What time zone is 62545 in?

62545 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62545?

About 1,101 people live in ZIP code 62545, in 468 households, at 41.0 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 62545?

$84,815 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62545?

The closest are 62520 (5.5 mi), 62531 (6.5 mi), 62515 (6.5 mi), 62563 (6.8 mi) and 62547 (7.6 mi).

Is 62545 a PO Box ZIP code?

62545 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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