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62601

ZIP 62601 is Alexander, Illinois, in Morgan County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Morgan
Metro area
Jacksonville, IL
Population
344
Coordinates
39.7503, -90.0390
☼ Live from 62601 — Alexander, IL

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Where 62601 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62601
  • 🔢 Type 62601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,601 = 3 × 7 × 11 × 271. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62573 (Warrensburg, IL, 53 mi away) and 62610 (Alsey, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62601 becomes 10626, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01266, 02661, 06126, 06612, 12066, 16260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02661 in South Harwich, MA, 1,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯453 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62601 and you would come out at 39.75°S, 89.96°E — 1,171 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 44.0 square miles of land, 62601 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population344This ZIP344
Households140This ZIP140
Housing units157This ZIP157
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$109,500This ZIP$109,500Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$119,000This ZIP$119,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density7.8 / sq miThis ZIP7.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$1,305,000This ZIP$1,305,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$18,838,000This ZIP$18,838,000

Land area

Land area44.03 sq miThis ZIP44.03 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 62601

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ZIP codes near 62601

ZIPCityDistance
62670 New Berlin, IL 7.5 mi
62650 Jacksonville, IL 9.7 mi
62638 Franklin, IL 10.0 mi
62612 Ashland, IL 10.2 mi
62677 Pleasant Plains, IL 11.0 mi
62660 Literberry, IL 11.4 mi
62651 Jacksonville, IL 12.4 mi
62661 Loami, IL 12.6 mi
62692 Waverly, IL 12.7 mi
62695 Woodson, IL 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62601?

62601 is in Alexander, Illinois, in Morgan County, part of the Jacksonville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7503, -90.0390.

What county is 62601 in?

62601 lies in Morgan County.

What area code is 62601?

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

What time zone is 62601 in?

62601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62601?

About 344 people live in ZIP code 62601, in 140 households, at 7.8 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 62601?

$109,500 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62601?

The closest are 62670 (7.5 mi), 62650 (9.7 mi), 62638 (10 mi), 62612 (10.2 mi) and 62677 (11 mi).

Is 62601 a PO Box ZIP code?

62601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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