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62685

ZIP 62685 is Shipman, Illinois, in Macoupin County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
1,670
Coordinates
39.1399, -89.9918
☼ Live from 62685 — Shipman, IL

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Where 62685 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62685
  • 🔢 Type 62685 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,685 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 199. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62684 (Sherman, IL, 57 mi away) and 62688 (Tallula, IL, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62685 becomes 58626 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dunn Center, ND, 850 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25686, 25866, 26568, 26586, 26865, 28656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85662 in Nogales, AZ, 1,287 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯460 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62685 and you would come out at 39.14°S, 90.01°E — 1,201 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 81.9 square miles of land, 62685 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,670This ZIP1,670
Households615This ZIP615
Housing units781This ZIP781
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,063This ZIP$64,063Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$154,500This ZIP$154,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$313This ZIP$313Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density20.4 / sq miThis ZIP20.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees125This ZIP125
Annual payroll$9,275,000This ZIP$9,275,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$63,484,000This ZIP$63,484,000

Land area

Land area81.86 sq miThis ZIP81.86 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 62685

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ZIP codes near 62685

ZIPCityDistance
62014 Bunker Hill, IL 7.0 mi
62079 Piasa, IL 7.8 mi
62033 Gillespie, IL 8.1 mi
62030 Fidelity, IL 9.3 mi
62063 Medora, IL 9.4 mi
62093 Wilsonville, IL 9.6 mi
62630 Chesterfield, IL 10.4 mi
62012 Brighton, IL 10.7 mi
62085 Sawyerville, IL 10.8 mi
62021 Dorsey, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62685?

62685 is in Shipman, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1399, -89.9918.

What county is 62685 in?

62685 lies in Macoupin County.

What area code is 62685?

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

What time zone is 62685 in?

62685 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62685?

About 1,670 people live in ZIP code 62685, in 615 households, at 20.4 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 62685?

$64,063 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62685?

The closest are 62014 (7 mi), 62079 (7.8 mi), 62033 (8.1 mi), 62030 (9.3 mi) and 62063 (9.4 mi).

Is 62685 a PO Box ZIP code?

62685 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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