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62571

ZIP 62571 is Tower Hill, Illinois, in Shelby County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
none
Population
1,269
Coordinates
39.3810, -88.9602
☼ Live from 62571 — Tower Hill, IL

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Where 62571 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62571
  • 🔢 Type 62571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,571 = 3 × 20857. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010001101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62570 (Tovey, IL, 30 mi away) and 62572 (Waggoner, IL, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62571 becomes 17526, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12567, 12765, 15267, 15276, 15627, 15672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12567 in Pine Plains, NY, 821 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯513 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62571 and you would come out at 39.38°S, 91.04°E — 1,231 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 69.8 square miles of land, 62571 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,269This ZIP1,269
Households610This ZIP610
Housing units676This ZIP676
Median age56.9This ZIP56.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,390This ZIP$79,390Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$115,600This ZIP$115,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$813This ZIP$813Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.9%This ZIP7.9%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density18.2 / sq miThis ZIP18.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$1,825,000This ZIP$1,825,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$39,608,000This ZIP$39,608,000

Land area

Land area69.84 sq miThis ZIP69.84 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 62571

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ZIP codes near 62571

ZIPCityDistance
62438 Lakewood, IL 6.2 mi
62557 Pana, IL 7.9 mi
62565 Shelbyville, IL 8.7 mi
62553 Oconee, IL 10.8 mi
62422 Cowden, IL 10.9 mi
62431 Herrick, IL 10.9 mi
62510 Assumption, IL 11.0 mi
62083 Rosamond, IL 12.9 mi
62534 Findlay, IL 13.3 mi
62444 Mode, IL 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62571?

62571 is in Tower Hill, Illinois, in Shelby County. Its published point location is 39.3810, -88.9602.

What county is 62571 in?

62571 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 62571?

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

What time zone is 62571 in?

62571 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62571?

About 1,269 people live in ZIP code 62571, in 610 households, at 18.2 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 62571?

$79,390 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62571?

The closest are 62438 (6.2 mi), 62557 (7.9 mi), 62565 (8.7 mi), 62553 (10.8 mi) and 62422 (10.9 mi).

Is 62571 a PO Box ZIP code?

62571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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