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62674

ZIP 62674 is Palmyra, Illinois, in Macoupin County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
1,447
Coordinates
39.4411, -90.0233
☼ Live from 62674 — Palmyra, IL

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Where 62674 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62674
  • 🔢 Type 62674 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,674 = 2 × 31337. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62673 (Oakford, IL, 45 mi away) and 62675 (Petersburg, IL, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62674 becomes 47626, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26764, 62467, 62476, 62764, 64672, 64726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76624 in Axtell, TX, 663 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯456 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62674 and you would come out at 39.44°S, 89.98°E — 1,186 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 74.8 square miles of land, 62674 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,447This ZIP1,447
Households570This ZIP570
Housing units756This ZIP756
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,417This ZIP$55,417Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$99,600This ZIP$99,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$718This ZIP$718Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute37.8 minThis ZIP37.8 min
Population density19.4 / sq miThis ZIP19.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees128This ZIP128
Annual payroll$5,059,000This ZIP$5,059,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$38,232,000This ZIP$38,232,000

Land area

Land area74.77 sq miThis ZIP74.77 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Other place names in 62674

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ZIP codes near 62674

ZIPCityDistance
62667 Modesto, IL 3.6 mi
62683 Scottville, IL 5.1 mi
62649 Hettick, IL 6.1 mi
62692 Waverly, IL 10.8 mi
62044 Greenfield, IL 10.9 mi
62640 Girard, IL 11.7 mi
62638 Franklin, IL 12.0 mi
62672 Nilwood, IL 12.1 mi
62662 Lowder, IL 12.1 mi
62630 Chesterfield, IL 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62674?

62674 is in Palmyra, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4411, -90.0233.

What county is 62674 in?

62674 lies in Macoupin County.

What area code is 62674?

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

What time zone is 62674 in?

62674 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62674?

About 1,447 people live in ZIP code 62674, in 570 households, at 19.4 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 62674?

$55,417 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62674?

The closest are 62667 (3.6 mi), 62683 (5.1 mi), 62649 (6.1 mi), 62692 (10.8 mi) and 62044 (10.9 mi).

Is 62674 a PO Box ZIP code?

62674 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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