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62661

ZIP 62661 is Loami, Illinois, in Sangamon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sangamon
Metro area
Springfield, IL
Population
1,212
Coordinates
39.6680, -89.8270
☼ Live from 62661 — Loami, IL

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Where 62661 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62661
  • 🔢 Type 62661 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IggZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,661 = 3 × 20887. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62660 (Literberry, IL, 24 mi away) and 62662 (Lowder, IL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62661 becomes 16626, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16662, 21666, 61266, 66216, 66612, 66621). The farthest-flung twin is 21666 in Stevensville, MD, 722 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯465 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62661 and you would come out at 39.67°S, 90.17°E — 1,183 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 38.0 square miles of land, 62661 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,212This ZIP1,212
Households494This ZIP494
Housing units523This ZIP523
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,833This ZIP$80,833Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$180,300This ZIP$180,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$907This ZIP$907Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%This ZIP36.5%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density31.9 / sq miThis ZIP31.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$1,496,000This ZIP$1,496,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$45,266,000This ZIP$45,266,000

Land area

Land area37.97 sq miThis ZIP37.97 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 62661

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ZIP codes near 62661

ZIPCityDistance
62629 Chatham, IL 5.9 mi
62670 New Berlin, IL 6.5 mi
62615 Auburn, IL 6.9 mi
62662 Lowder, IL 8.2 mi
62692 Waverly, IL 8.3 mi
62711 Springfield, IL 8.4 mi
62536 Glenarm, IL 9.7 mi
62689 Thayer, IL 9.8 mi
62704 Springfield, IL 10.5 mi
62690 Virden, IL 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62661?

62661 is in Loami, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6680, -89.8270.

What county is 62661 in?

62661 lies in Sangamon County.

What area code is 62661?

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

What time zone is 62661 in?

62661 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62661?

About 1,212 people live in ZIP code 62661, in 494 households, at 31.9 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 62661?

$80,833 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62661?

The closest are 62629 (5.9 mi), 62670 (6.5 mi), 62615 (6.9 mi), 62662 (8.2 mi) and 62692 (8.3 mi).

Is 62661 a PO Box ZIP code?

62661 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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