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62556

ZIP 62556 is Palmer, Illinois, in Christian County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Taylorville, IL
Population
370
Coordinates
39.4750, -89.3752
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Where 62556 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62556
  • 🔢 Type 62556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,556 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 13 × 401. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62555 (Owaneco, IL, 9 mi away) and 62557 (Pana, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62556 becomes 65526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25665, 52566, 52656, 56256, 56265, 56562, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56652 in Leonard, MN, 639 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯490 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62556 and you would come out at 39.47°S, 90.62°E — 1,210 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 23.1 square miles of land, 62556 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population370This ZIP370
Households158This ZIP158
Housing units186This ZIP186
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,694This ZIP$55,694Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$102,000This ZIP$102,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$720This ZIP$720Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$10,838,000This ZIP$10,838,000

Land area

Land area23.07 sq miThis ZIP23.07 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 62556

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

ZIP codes near 62556

ZIPCityDistance
62546 Morrisonville, IL 4.8 mi
62568 Taylorville, IL 7.5 mi
62540 Kincaid, IL 8.0 mi
62570 Tovey, IL 8.2 mi
62517 Bulpitt, IL 8.8 mi
62555 Owaneco, IL 8.8 mi
62538 Harvel, IL 11.3 mi
62076 Ohlman, IL 11.9 mi
62558 Pawnee, IL 12.1 mi
62075 Nokomis, IL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62556?

62556 is in Palmer, Illinois, in Christian County, part of the Taylorville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4750, -89.3752.

What county is 62556 in?

62556 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 62556?

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

What time zone is 62556 in?

62556 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62556?

About 370 people live in ZIP code 62556, in 158 households, at 16.0 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 62556?

$55,694 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62556?

The closest are 62546 (4.8 mi), 62568 (7.5 mi), 62540 (8 mi), 62570 (8.2 mi) and 62517 (8.8 mi).

Is 62556 a PO Box ZIP code?

62556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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