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62672

ZIP 62672 is Nilwood, Illinois, in Macoupin County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
151
Coordinates
39.3980, -89.8045
☼ Live from 62672 — Nilwood, IL

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Where 62672 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62672
  • 🔢 Type 62672 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,672 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3917. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62671 (New Holland, IL, 55 mi away) and 62673 (Oakford, IL, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62672 becomes 27626 — and that is a real ZIP code: Raleigh, NC, 660 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26267, 26276, 26627, 26726, 27626, 62627, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76622 in Aquilla, TX, 670 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 62672 and you would come out at 39.40°S, 90.20°E — 1,197 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 0.733 square miles of land, 62672 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 355 football fields.
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People and housing

Population151This ZIP151
Households65This ZIP65
Housing units112This ZIP112
Median age56.5This ZIP56.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,771This ZIP$46,771Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$47,600This ZIP$47,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%This ZIP6.2%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density206.0 / sq miThis ZIP206.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 62672

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ZIP codes near 62672

ZIPCityDistance
62640 Girard, IL 2.1 mi
62572 Waggoner, IL 6.3 mi
62690 Virden, IL 7.7 mi
62626 Carlinville, IL 8.9 mi
62689 Thayer, IL 9.6 mi
62533 Farmersville, IL 9.9 mi
62662 Lowder, IL 10.8 mi
62667 Modesto, IL 11.8 mi
62674 Palmyra, IL 12.1 mi
62560 Raymond, IL 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62672?

62672 is in Nilwood, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3980, -89.8045.

What county is 62672 in?

62672 lies in Macoupin County.

What area code is 62672?

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

What time zone is 62672 in?

62672 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62672?

About 151 people live in ZIP code 62672, in 65 households, at 206.0 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 62672?

$46,771 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62672?

The closest are 62640 (2.1 mi), 62572 (6.3 mi), 62690 (7.7 mi), 62626 (8.9 mi) and 62689 (9.6 mi).

Is 62672 a PO Box ZIP code?

62672 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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