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62618

ZIP 62618 is Beardstown, Illinois, in Cass County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cass
Metro area
none
Population
7,428
Coordinates
40.0087, -90.3973
☼ Live from 62618 — Beardstown, IL

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Where 62618 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62618
  • 🔢 Type 62618 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,618 = 2 × 131 × 239. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62617 (Bath, IL, 16 mi away) and 62621 (Bluffs, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62618 becomes 81626 — and that is a real ZIP code: Craig, CO, 903 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12866, 16682, 16826, 18626, 21668, 21866, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81626 in Craig, CO, 903 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯434 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62618 and you would come out at 40.01°S, 89.60°E — 1,145 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 100.8 square miles of land, 62618 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,428This ZIP7,428
Households2,871This ZIP2,871
Housing units3,116This ZIP3,116
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,208This ZIP$65,208Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$89,100This ZIP$89,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$752This ZIP$752Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density73.7 / sq miThis ZIP73.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments128This ZIP128
Employees3,564This ZIP3,564
Annual payroll$203,166,000This ZIP$203,166,000
Tax returns filed3,460This ZIP3,460
Total adjusted gross income$189,090,000This ZIP$189,090,000

Land area

Land area100.81 sq miThis ZIP100.81 sq mi
Water area5.90 sq miThis ZIP5.90 sq mi

Other place names in 62618

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

ZIP codes near 62618

ZIPCityDistance
62622 Bluff Springs, IL 3.6 mi
62639 Frederick, IL 5.1 mi
62611 Arenzville, IL 8.6 mi
62691 Virginia, IL 9.6 mi
62624 Browning, IL 10.7 mi
62681 Rushville, IL 11.7 mi
62631 Concord, IL 12.7 mi
62378 Versailles, IL 14.4 mi
62660 Literberry, IL 14.7 mi
62665 Meredosia, IL 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62618?

62618 is in Beardstown, Illinois, in Cass County. Its published point location is 40.0087, -90.3973.

What county is 62618 in?

62618 lies in Cass County.

What area code is 62618?

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

What time zone is 62618 in?

62618 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62618?

About 7,428 people live in ZIP code 62618, in 2,871 households, at 73.7 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 62618?

$65,208 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62618?

The closest are 62622 (3.6 mi), 62639 (5.1 mi), 62611 (8.6 mi), 62691 (9.6 mi) and 62624 (10.7 mi).

Is 62618 a PO Box ZIP code?

62618 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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