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62561

ZIP 62561 is Riverton, Illinois, in Sangamon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
4,842
Coordinates
39.8711, -89.5067
☼ Live from 62561 — Riverton, IL

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Where 62561 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62561
  • 🔢 Type 62561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,561 = 73 × 857. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62560 (Raymond, IL, 40 mi away) and 62563 (Rochester, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62561 becomes 16526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12566, 15626, 15662, 16256, 16625, 16652, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12566 in Pine Bush, NY, 803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯481 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62561 and you would come out at 39.87°S, 90.49°E — 1,187 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 23.2 square miles of land, 62561 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,842This ZIP4,842
Households2,298This ZIP2,298
Housing units2,591This ZIP2,591
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$81,646This ZIP$81,646Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$165,800This ZIP$165,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$986This ZIP$986Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density208.9 / sq miThis ZIP208.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees391This ZIP391
Annual payroll$18,599,000This ZIP$18,599,000
Tax returns filed2,490This ZIP2,490
Total adjusted gross income$174,842,000This ZIP$174,842,000

Land area

Land area23.18 sq miThis ZIP23.18 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 62561

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ZIP codes near 62561

ZIPCityDistance
62761 Springfield, IL 2.2 mi
62716 Springfield, IL 2.2 mi
62520 Dawson, IL 4.2 mi
62684 Sherman, IL 5.0 mi
62693 Williamsville, IL 6.0 mi
62708 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62519 Cornland, IL 7.1 mi
62515 Buffalo, IL 7.5 mi
62707 Springfield, IL 7.7 mi
62702 Springfield, IL 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62561?

62561 is in Riverton, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8711, -89.5067.

What county is 62561 in?

62561 lies in Sangamon County.

What area code is 62561?

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

What time zone is 62561 in?

62561 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62561?

About 4,842 people live in ZIP code 62561, in 2,298 households, at 208.9 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 62561?

$81,646 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62561?

The closest are 62761 (2.2 mi), 62716 (2.2 mi), 62520 (4.2 mi), 62684 (5 mi) and 62693 (6 mi).

Is 62561 a PO Box ZIP code?

62561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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