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62557

ZIP 62557 is Pana, Illinois, mostly in Christian County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian +2 more
Metro area
Taylorville, IL
Population
6,878
Coordinates
39.4018, -89.1059
☼ Live from 62557 — Pana, IL

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Where 62557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62557
  • 🔢 Type 62557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,557 = 11 × 11 × 11 × 47. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62556 (Palmer, IL, 15 mi away) and 62558 (Pawnee, IL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62557 becomes 75526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25567, 26575, 26755, 27556, 27565, 52567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76525 in Evant, TX, 748 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯505 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62557 and you would come out at 39.40°S, 90.89°E — 1,224 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 116.9 square miles of land, 62557 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,878This ZIP6,878
Households2,834This ZIP2,834
Housing units3,349This ZIP3,349
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,389This ZIP$51,389Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$88,900This ZIP$88,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$702This ZIP$702Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density58.9 / sq miThis ZIP58.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments162This ZIP162
Employees1,578This ZIP1,578
Annual payroll$64,137,000This ZIP$64,137,000
Tax returns filed3,070This ZIP3,070
Total adjusted gross income$191,519,000This ZIP$191,519,000

Land area

Land area116.85 sq miThis ZIP116.85 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Counties 62557 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Christian County 73.8%
Shelby County 21.2%
Montgomery County 5.0%

Other place names in 62557

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ZIP codes near 62557

ZIPCityDistance
62083 Rosamond, IL 6.1 mi
62555 Owaneco, IL 7.0 mi
62571 Tower Hill, IL 7.9 mi
62076 Ohlman, IL 8.0 mi
62553 Oconee, IL 9.0 mi
62510 Assumption, IL 9.8 mi
62075 Nokomis, IL 12.3 mi
62431 Herrick, IL 13.5 mi
62438 Lakewood, IL 13.7 mi
62568 Taylorville, IL 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62557?

62557 is in Pana, Illinois, in Christian County, part of the Taylorville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4018, -89.1059.

What county is 62557 in?

62557 spans 3 counties: Christian County, Shelby County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Christian 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 62557?

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

What time zone is 62557 in?

62557 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62557?

About 6,878 people live in ZIP code 62557, in 2,834 households, at 58.9 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 62557?

$51,389 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62557?

The closest are 62083 (6.1 mi), 62555 (7 mi), 62571 (7.9 mi), 62076 (8 mi) and 62553 (9 mi).

Is 62557 a PO Box ZIP code?

62557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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