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62626

ZIP 62626 is Carlinville, Illinois, in Macoupin County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
7,876
Coordinates
39.2846, -89.8836
☼ Live from 62626 — Carlinville, IL

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Where 62626 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62626
  • 🔢 Type 62626 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆62626 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,626 = 2 × 173 × 181. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62625 (Cantrall, IL, 44 mi away) and 62627 (Chandlerville, IL, 55 mi away).
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26266, 26662, 62266, 62662, 66226, 66622). The farthest-flung twin is 26266 in Upperglade, WV, 508 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯465 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62626 and you would come out at 39.28°S, 90.12°E — 1,199 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 170.9 square miles of land, 62626 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 130 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,876This ZIP7,876
Households2,963This ZIP2,963
Housing units3,366This ZIP3,366
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,781This ZIP$70,781Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$147,500This ZIP$147,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density46.1 / sq miThis ZIP46.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments226This ZIP226
Employees3,217This ZIP3,217
Annual payroll$145,656,000This ZIP$145,656,000
Tax returns filed3,560This ZIP3,560
Total adjusted gross income$269,050,000This ZIP$269,050,000

Land area

Land area170.90 sq miThis ZIP170.90 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 62626

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ZIP codes near 62626

ZIPCityDistance
62672 Nilwood, IL 8.9 mi
62033 Gillespie, IL 10.5 mi
62649 Hettick, IL 10.7 mi
62640 Girard, IL 10.8 mi
62630 Chesterfield, IL 10.9 mi
62572 Waggoner, IL 11.2 mi
62685 Shipman, IL 11.6 mi
62674 Palmyra, IL 13.1 mi
62023 Eagarville, IL 13.4 mi
62056 Litchfield, IL 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62626?

62626 is in Carlinville, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2846, -89.8836.

What county is 62626 in?

62626 lies in Macoupin County.

What area code is 62626?

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

What time zone is 62626 in?

62626 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62626?

About 7,876 people live in ZIP code 62626, in 2,963 households, at 46.1 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 62626?

$70,781 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62626?

The closest are 62672 (8.9 mi), 62033 (10.5 mi), 62649 (10.7 mi), 62640 (10.8 mi) and 62630 (10.9 mi).

Is 62626 a PO Box ZIP code?

62626 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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