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62551

ZIP 62551 is Niantic, Illinois, in Macon County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macon
Metro area
Decatur, IL
Population
820
Coordinates
39.8541, -89.1559
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Where 62551 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62551
  • 🔢 Type 62551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,551 = 71 × 881. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62550 (Moweaqua, IL, 19 mi away) and 62553 (Oconee, IL, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62551 becomes 15526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12565, 15265, 15562, 15625, 16255, 21556, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12565 in Philmont, NY, 824 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% 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 62551 and you would come out at 39.85°S, 90.84°E — 1,202 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 26.2 square miles of land, 62551 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population820This ZIP820
Households295This ZIP295
Housing units333This ZIP333
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,583This ZIP$69,583Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$129,200This ZIP$129,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$846This ZIP$846Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density31.3 / sq miThis ZIP31.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$2,796,000This ZIP$2,796,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$24,686,000This ZIP$24,686,000

Land area

Land area26.19 sq miThis ZIP26.19 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 62551

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

ZIP codes near 62551

ZIPCityDistance
62537 Harristown, IL 3.3 mi
62539 Illiopolis, IL 5.0 mi
62522 Decatur, IL 6.0 mi
62547 Mount Auburn, IL 7.4 mi
62573 Warrensburg, IL 7.7 mi
62543 Latham, IL 8.1 mi
62514 Boody, IL 8.4 mi
62513 Blue Mound, IL 9.2 mi
62524 Decatur, IL 9.2 mi
62525 Decatur, IL 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62551?

62551 is in Niantic, Illinois, in Macon County, part of the Decatur, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8541, -89.1559.

What county is 62551 in?

62551 lies in Macon County.

What area code is 62551?

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

What time zone is 62551 in?

62551 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62551?

About 820 people live in ZIP code 62551, in 295 households, at 31.3 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 62551?

$69,583 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62551?

The closest are 62537 (3.3 mi), 62539 (5 mi), 62522 (6 mi), 62547 (7.4 mi) and 62573 (7.7 mi).

Is 62551 a PO Box ZIP code?

62551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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