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62615

ZIP 62615 is Auburn, Illinois, in Sangamon County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
5,198
Coordinates
39.5857, -89.7541
☼ Live from 62615 — Auburn, IL

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Where 62615 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62615
  • 🔢 Type 62615 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,615 = 5 × 7 × 1789. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62613 (Athens, IL, 28 mi away) and 62617 (Bath, IL, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62615 becomes 51626, 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, 821 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯469 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62615 and you would come out at 39.59°S, 90.25°E — 1,190 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 49.4 square miles of land, 62615 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,198This ZIP5,198
Households2,069This ZIP2,069
Housing units2,079This ZIP2,079
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,632This ZIP$84,632Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$165,400This ZIP$165,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%This ZIP29.8%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density105.3 / sq miThis ZIP105.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees872This ZIP872
Annual payroll$42,810,000This ZIP$42,810,000
Tax returns filed2,580This ZIP2,580
Total adjusted gross income$188,219,000This ZIP$188,219,000

Land area

Land area49.38 sq miThis ZIP49.38 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 62615

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

ZIP codes near 62615

ZIPCityDistance
62689 Thayer, IL 3.6 mi
62662 Lowder, IL 5.4 mi
62530 Divernon, IL 5.5 mi
62690 Virden, IL 5.6 mi
62536 Glenarm, IL 6.2 mi
62629 Chatham, IL 6.6 mi
62661 Loami, IL 6.9 mi
62692 Waverly, IL 9.9 mi
62558 Pawnee, IL 10.9 mi
62640 Girard, IL 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62615?

62615 is in Auburn, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5857, -89.7541.

What county is 62615 in?

62615 lies in Sangamon County.

What area code is 62615?

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

What time zone is 62615 in?

62615 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62615?

About 5,198 people live in ZIP code 62615, in 2,069 households, at 105.3 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 62615?

$84,632 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62615?

The closest are 62689 (3.6 mi), 62662 (5.4 mi), 62530 (5.5 mi), 62690 (5.6 mi) and 62536 (6.2 mi).

Is 62615 a PO Box ZIP code?

62615 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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