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62628

ZIP 62628 is Chapin, Illinois, mostly in Morgan County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Morgan +1 more
Metro area
Jacksonville, IL
Population
917
Coordinates
39.7794, -90.4020
☼ Live from 62628 — Chapin, IL

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Where 62628 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 62628
  • 🔢 Type 62628 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,628 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 307. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62627 (Chandlerville, IL, 25 mi away) and 62629 (Chatham, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62628 becomes 82626, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26268, 28266, 28626, 28662, 62268, 62286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28266 in Charlotte, NC, 611 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% 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 62628 and you would come out at 39.78°S, 89.60°E — 1,155 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 39.0 square miles of land, 62628 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population917This ZIP917
Households343This ZIP343
Housing units366This ZIP366
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$89,861This ZIP$89,861Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$114,000This ZIP$114,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,075This ZIP$1,075Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density23.5 / sq miThis ZIP23.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$1,552,000This ZIP$1,552,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$28,802,000This ZIP$28,802,000

Land area

Land area38.97 sq miThis ZIP38.97 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 62628 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Morgan County 87.2%
Scott County 12.8%

Other place names in 62628

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ZIP codes near 62628

ZIPCityDistance
62631 Concord, IL 4.2 mi
62611 Arenzville, IL 7.2 mi
62665 Meredosia, IL 7.3 mi
62621 Bluffs, IL 7.3 mi
62651 Jacksonville, IL 9.3 mi
62650 Jacksonville, IL 10.1 mi
62694 Winchester, IL 11.5 mi
62660 Literberry, IL 12.0 mi
62622 Bluff Springs, IL 14.1 mi
62323 Chambersburg, IL 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62628?

62628 is in Chapin, Illinois, in Morgan County, part of the Jacksonville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7794, -90.4020.

What county is 62628 in?

62628 spans 2 counties: Morgan County and Scott County. Most of it falls in Morgan 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 62628?

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

What time zone is 62628 in?

62628 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62628?

About 917 people live in ZIP code 62628, in 343 households, at 23.5 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 62628?

$89,861 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62628?

The closest are 62631 (4.2 mi), 62611 (7.2 mi), 62665 (7.3 mi), 62621 (7.3 mi) and 62651 (9.3 mi).

Is 62628 a PO Box ZIP code?

62628 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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