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62629

ZIP 62629 is Chatham, Illinois, in Sangamon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
15,413
Coordinates
39.6775, -89.7169
☼ Live from 62629 — Chatham, IL

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Where 62629 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62629
  • 🔢 Type 62629 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,629 = 7 × 23 × 389. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62628 (Chapin, IL, 37 mi away) and 62630 (Chesterfield, IL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62629 becomes 92626 — and that is a real ZIP code: Costa Mesa, CA, 1,609 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26269, 26296, 26629, 29626, 29662, 62269, …). The farthest-flung twin is 92662 in Newport Beach, CA, 1,610 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯471 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62629 and you would come out at 39.68°S, 90.28°E — 1,187 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 34.9 square miles of land, 62629 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,413This ZIP15,413
Households5,945This ZIP5,945
Housing units6,154This ZIP6,154
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$107,250This ZIP$107,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$243,800This ZIP$243,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,256This ZIP$1,256Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.8%This ZIP53.8%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density441.7 / sq miThis ZIP441.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments210This ZIP210
Employees1,572This ZIP1,572
Annual payroll$62,433,000This ZIP$62,433,000
Tax returns filed7,470This ZIP7,470
Total adjusted gross income$718,915,000This ZIP$718,915,000

Land area

Land area34.90 sq miThis ZIP34.90 sq mi
Water area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi

Other place names in 62629

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ZIP codes near 62629

ZIPCityDistance
62536 Glenarm, IL 4.8 mi
62661 Loami, IL 5.9 mi
62711 Springfield, IL 6.2 mi
62615 Auburn, IL 6.6 mi
62704 Springfield, IL 6.9 mi
62703 Springfield, IL 7.5 mi
62719 Springfield, IL 7.7 mi
62722 Springfield, IL 7.7 mi
62723 Springfield, IL 7.7 mi
62726 Springfield, IL 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62629?

62629 is in Chatham, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6775, -89.7169.

What county is 62629 in?

62629 lies in Sangamon County.

What area code is 62629?

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

What time zone is 62629 in?

62629 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62629?

About 15,413 people live in ZIP code 62629, in 5,945 households, at 441.7 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 62629?

$107,250 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62629?

The closest are 62536 (4.8 mi), 62661 (5.9 mi), 62711 (6.2 mi), 62615 (6.6 mi) and 62704 (6.9 mi).

Is 62629 a PO Box ZIP code?

62629 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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