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62640

ZIP 62640 is Girard, Illinois, mostly in Macoupin County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin +1 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
3,391
Coordinates
39.4283, -89.8050
☼ Live from 62640 — Girard, IL

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Where 62640 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 62640
  • 🔢 Type 62640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 29. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62639 (Frederick, IL, 56 mi away) and 62642 (Greenview, IL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62640 becomes 04626 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cutler, ME, 1,209 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02466, 02646, 02664, 04266, 04626, 04662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04626 in Cutler, ME, 1,209 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯468 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62640 and you would come out at 39.43°S, 90.20°E — 1,195 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 74.6 square miles of land, 62640 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,391This ZIP3,391
Households1,315This ZIP1,315
Housing units1,689This ZIP1,689
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,116This ZIP$66,116Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$171,800This ZIP$171,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density45.4 / sq miThis ZIP45.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees326This ZIP326
Annual payroll$9,447,000This ZIP$9,447,000
Tax returns filed1,630This ZIP1,630
Total adjusted gross income$117,821,000This ZIP$117,821,000

Land area

Land area74.62 sq miThis ZIP74.62 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Counties 62640 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Macoupin County 96.9%
Montgomery County 3.1%

Other place names in 62640

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

ZIP codes near 62640

ZIPCityDistance
62672 Nilwood, IL 2.1 mi
62690 Virden, IL 5.7 mi
62572 Waggoner, IL 7.5 mi
62689 Thayer, IL 7.6 mi
62662 Lowder, IL 8.7 mi
62533 Farmersville, IL 9.4 mi
62626 Carlinville, IL 10.8 mi
62667 Modesto, IL 10.8 mi
62615 Auburn, IL 11.2 mi
62674 Palmyra, IL 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62640?

62640 is in Girard, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4283, -89.8050.

What county is 62640 in?

62640 spans 2 counties: Macoupin County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Macoupin 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 62640?

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

What time zone is 62640 in?

62640 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62640?

About 3,391 people live in ZIP code 62640, in 1,315 households, at 45.4 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 62640?

$66,116 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62640?

The closest are 62672 (2.1 mi), 62690 (5.7 mi), 62572 (7.5 mi), 62689 (7.6 mi) and 62662 (8.7 mi).

Is 62640 a PO Box ZIP code?

62640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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