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62549

ZIP 62549 is Mt Zion, Illinois, in Macon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macon
Metro area
Decatur, IL
Population
6,454
Coordinates
39.7710, -88.8672
☼ Live from 62549 — Mt Zion, IL

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Where 62549 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 62549
  • 🔢 Type 62549 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 62549 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62548 (Mount Pulaski, IL, 26 mi away) and 62550 (Moweaqua, IL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62549 becomes 94526 — and that is a real ZIP code: Danville, CA, 1,778 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24569, 25649, 29456, 29465, 29546, 29564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96452 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,226 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯515 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62549 and you would come out at 39.77°S, 91.13°E — 1,218 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 8.1 square miles of land, 62549 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,454This ZIP6,454
Households2,455This ZIP2,455
Housing units2,516This ZIP2,516
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$100,566This ZIP$100,566Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$185,800This ZIP$185,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$749This ZIP$749Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density798.3 / sq miThis ZIP798.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments114This ZIP114
Employees894This ZIP894
Annual payroll$49,037,000This ZIP$49,037,000
Tax returns filed2,890This ZIP2,890
Total adjusted gross income$267,161,000This ZIP$267,161,000

Land area

Land area8.09 sq miThis ZIP8.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 62549

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

ZIP codes near 62549

ZIPCityDistance
61925 Dalton City, IL 3.9 mi
62521 Decatur, IL 4.2 mi
62532 Elwin, IL 5.9 mi
62523 Decatur, IL 6.8 mi
62544 Macon, IL 7.1 mi
61936 La Place, IL 7.8 mi
62524 Decatur, IL 8.3 mi
62525 Decatur, IL 8.3 mi
62514 Boody, IL 9.4 mi
62522 Decatur, IL 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62549?

62549 is in Mt Zion, Illinois, in Macon County, part of the Decatur, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7710, -88.8672.

What county is 62549 in?

62549 lies in Macon County.

What area code is 62549?

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

What time zone is 62549 in?

62549 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62549?

About 6,454 people live in ZIP code 62549, in 2,455 households, at 798.3 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 62549?

$100,566 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62549?

The closest are 61925 (3.9 mi), 62521 (4.2 mi), 62532 (5.9 mi), 62523 (6.8 mi) and 62544 (7.1 mi).

Is 62549 a PO Box ZIP code?

62549 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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