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62555

ZIP 62555 is Owaneco, Illinois, in Christian County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Taylorville, IL
Population
1,358
Coordinates
39.4630, -89.2105
☼ Live from 62555 — Owaneco, IL

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Where 62555 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62555
  • 🔢 Type 62555 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,555 = 5 × 12511. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62554 (Oreana, IL, 38 mi away) and 62556 (Palmer, IL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62555 becomes 55526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25565, 26555, 52556, 52565, 52655, 56255, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56552 in Hitterdal, MN, 628 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯499 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62555 and you would come out at 39.46°S, 90.79°E — 1,217 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 37.1 square miles of land, 62555 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,358This ZIP1,358
Households459This ZIP459
Housing units469This ZIP469
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,676This ZIP$69,676Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$131,300This ZIP$131,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$682This ZIP$682Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density36.6 / sq miThis ZIP36.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$1,598,000This ZIP$1,598,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$15,932,000This ZIP$15,932,000

Land area

Land area37.09 sq miThis ZIP37.09 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Other place names in 62555

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ZIP codes near 62555

ZIPCityDistance
62557 Pana, IL 7.0 mi
62083 Rosamond, IL 7.8 mi
62568 Taylorville, IL 7.8 mi
62076 Ohlman, IL 8.5 mi
62556 Palmer, IL 8.8 mi
62510 Assumption, IL 10.8 mi
62075 Nokomis, IL 12.0 mi
62567 Stonington, IL 12.7 mi
62546 Morrisonville, IL 12.8 mi
62540 Kincaid, IL 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62555?

62555 is in Owaneco, Illinois, in Christian County, part of the Taylorville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4630, -89.2105.

What county is 62555 in?

62555 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 62555?

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

What time zone is 62555 in?

62555 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62555?

About 1,358 people live in ZIP code 62555, in 459 households, at 36.6 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 62555?

$69,676 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62555?

The closest are 62557 (7 mi), 62083 (7.8 mi), 62568 (7.8 mi), 62076 (8.5 mi) and 62556 (8.8 mi).

Is 62555 a PO Box ZIP code?

62555 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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