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62621

ZIP 62621 is Bluffs, Illinois, mostly in Scott County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott +1 more
Metro area
Jacksonville, IL
Population
1,133
Coordinates
39.7267, -90.5206
☼ Live from 62621 — Bluffs, IL

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Where 62621 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62621
  • 🔢 Type 62621 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,621 = 13 × 4817. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62618 (Beardstown, IL, 21 mi away) and 62622 (Bluff Springs, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62621 becomes 12626, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16226, 16262, 16622, 21626, 21662, 26162, …). The farthest-flung twin is 21626 in Crapo, MD, 781 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯428 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62621 and you would come out at 39.73°S, 89.48°E — 1,153 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 49.5 square miles of land, 62621 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,133This ZIP1,133
Households450This ZIP450
Housing units542This ZIP542
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$82,500This ZIP$82,500Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$100,800This ZIP$100,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$704This ZIP$704Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density22.9 / sq miThis ZIP22.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees475This ZIP475
Annual payroll$56,057,000This ZIP$56,057,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$36,316,000This ZIP$36,316,000

Land area

Land area49.51 sq miThis ZIP49.51 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 62621 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 93.0%
Morgan County 7.0%

Other place names in 62621

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

ZIP codes near 62621

ZIPCityDistance
62665 Meredosia, IL 6.3 mi
62628 Chapin, IL 7.3 mi
62694 Winchester, IL 7.5 mi
62323 Chambersburg, IL 9.6 mi
62340 Griggsville, IL 11.0 mi
62631 Concord, IL 11.2 mi
62611 Arenzville, IL 12.7 mi
62352 Milton, IL 13.1 mi
62362 Perry, IL 13.4 mi
62610 Alsey, IL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62621?

62621 is in Bluffs, Illinois, in Scott County, part of the Jacksonville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7267, -90.5206.

What county is 62621 in?

62621 spans 2 counties: Scott County and Morgan County. Most of it falls in Scott County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62621?

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

What time zone is 62621 in?

62621 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62621?

About 1,133 people live in ZIP code 62621, in 450 households, at 22.9 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 62621?

$82,500 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62621?

The closest are 62665 (6.3 mi), 62628 (7.3 mi), 62694 (7.5 mi), 62323 (9.6 mi) and 62340 (11 mi).

Is 62621 a PO Box ZIP code?

62621 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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