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62649

ZIP 62649 is Hettick, Illinois, in Macoupin County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
369
Coordinates
39.3575, -90.0600
☼ Live from 62649 — Hettick, IL

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Where 62649 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62649
  • 🔢 Type 62649 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,649 = 3 × 3 × 6961. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62644 (Havana, IL, 64 mi away) and 62650 (Jacksonville, IL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62649 becomes 94626, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24966, 29466, 29646, 29664, 46296, 46926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96264 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯455 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62649 and you would come out at 39.36°S, 89.94°E — 1,188 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 38.4 square miles of land, 62649 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population369This ZIP369
Households164This ZIP164
Housing units209This ZIP209
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,875This ZIP$71,875Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$161,200This ZIP$161,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute39.2 minThis ZIP39.2 min
Population density9.6 / sq miThis ZIP9.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$1,408,000This ZIP$1,408,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$15,708,000This ZIP$15,708,000

Land area

Land area38.41 sq miThis ZIP38.41 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 62649

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ZIP codes near 62649

ZIPCityDistance
62674 Palmyra, IL 6.1 mi
62630 Chesterfield, IL 6.1 mi
62044 Greenfield, IL 7.6 mi
62683 Scottville, IL 8.8 mi
62667 Modesto, IL 9.7 mi
62626 Carlinville, IL 10.7 mi
62081 Rockbridge, IL 10.9 mi
62063 Medora, IL 12.0 mi
62098 Wrights, IL 12.9 mi
62672 Nilwood, IL 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62649?

62649 is in Hettick, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3575, -90.0600.

What county is 62649 in?

62649 lies in Macoupin County.

What area code is 62649?

Hettick uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62649 in?

62649 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62649?

About 369 people live in ZIP code 62649, in 164 households, at 9.6 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 62649?

$71,875 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62649?

The closest are 62674 (6.1 mi), 62630 (6.1 mi), 62044 (7.6 mi), 62683 (8.8 mi) and 62667 (9.7 mi).

Is 62649 a PO Box ZIP code?

62649 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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