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62642

ZIP 62642 is Greenview, Illinois, in Menard County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Menard
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
1,396
Coordinates
40.0936, -89.7249
☼ Live from 62642 — Greenview, IL

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Where 62642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62642
  • 🔢 Type 62642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,642 = 2 × 31321. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62640 (Girard, IL, 46 mi away) and 62643 (Hartsburg, IL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62642 becomes 24626, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22646, 22664, 24266, 26264, 26426, 26624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22646 in Millwood, VA, 625 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯469 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62642 and you would come out at 40.09°S, 90.28°E — 1,168 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 73.1 square miles of land, 62642 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,396This ZIP1,396
Households627This ZIP627
Housing units683This ZIP683
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$77,538This ZIP$77,538Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$112,700This ZIP$112,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$698This ZIP$698Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density19.1 / sq miThis ZIP19.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees64This ZIP64
Annual payroll$2,521,000This ZIP$2,521,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$45,763,000This ZIP$45,763,000

Land area

Land area73.05 sq miThis ZIP73.05 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 62642

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ZIP codes near 62642

ZIPCityDistance
62659 Lincoln'S New Salem, IL 5.4 mi
62664 Mason City, IL 8.2 mi
62613 Athens, IL 8.3 mi
62675 Petersburg, IL 8.8 mi
62666 Middletown, IL 9.8 mi
62671 New Holland, IL 10.8 mi
62633 Easton, IL 11.8 mi
62673 Oakford, IL 12.9 mi
62625 Cantrall, IL 13.3 mi
62693 Williamsville, IL 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62642?

62642 is in Greenview, Illinois, in Menard County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0936, -89.7249.

What county is 62642 in?

62642 lies in Menard County.

What area code is 62642?

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

What time zone is 62642 in?

62642 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62642?

About 1,396 people live in ZIP code 62642, in 627 households, at 19.1 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 62642?

$77,538 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62642?

The closest are 62659 (5.4 mi), 62664 (8.2 mi), 62613 (8.3 mi), 62675 (8.8 mi) and 62666 (9.8 mi).

Is 62642 a PO Box ZIP code?

62642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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