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62610

ZIP 62610 is Alsey, Illinois, in Scott County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott
Metro area
Jacksonville, IL
Population
233
Coordinates
39.5389, -90.4462
☼ Live from 62610 — Alsey, IL

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Where 62610 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62610
  • 🔢 Type 62610 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,610 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 2087. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62601 (Alexander, IL, 26 mi away) and 62611 (Arenzville, IL, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62610 becomes 01626, 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, 1,078 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯433 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62610 and you would come out at 39.54°S, 89.55°E — 1,165 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 5.9 square miles of land, 62610 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population233This ZIP233
Households81This ZIP81
Housing units94This ZIP94
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,625This ZIP$60,625Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$73,000This ZIP$73,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,321This ZIP$1,321Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density39.7 / sq miThis ZIP39.7 / sq mi

Land area

Land area5.88 sq miThis ZIP5.88 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 62610

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

ZIP codes near 62610

ZIPCityDistance
62078 Patterson, IL 4.6 mi
62694 Winchester, IL 6.0 mi
62663 Manchester, IL 6.3 mi
62082 Roodhouse, IL 7.6 mi
62092 White Hall, IL 8.4 mi
62050 Hillview, IL 9.5 mi
62361 Pearl, IL 9.9 mi
62668 Murrayville, IL 11.1 mi
62352 Milton, IL 11.3 mi
62695 Woodson, IL 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62610?

62610 is in Alsey, Illinois, in Scott County, part of the Jacksonville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5389, -90.4462.

What county is 62610 in?

62610 lies in Scott County.

What area code is 62610?

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

What time zone is 62610 in?

62610 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62610?

About 233 people live in ZIP code 62610, in 81 households, at 39.7 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 62610?

$60,625 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62610?

The closest are 62078 (4.6 mi), 62694 (6 mi), 62663 (6.3 mi), 62082 (7.6 mi) and 62092 (8.4 mi).

Is 62610 a PO Box ZIP code?

62610 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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