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62690

ZIP 62690 is Virden, Illinois, mostly in Macoupin County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macoupin +2 more
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
Population
3,838
Coordinates
39.5056, -89.7662
☼ Live from 62690 — Virden, IL

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Where 62690 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62690
  • 🔢 Type 62690 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,690 = 2 × 5 × 6269. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62689 (Thayer, IL, 2 mi away) and 62691 (Virginia, IL, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62690 becomes 09626 — and that is a real ZIP code: FPO AE, a military post office, 5,117 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02669, 06269, 06926, 09626, 26690, 29606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96260 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,683 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯469 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62690 and you would come out at 39.51°S, 90.23°E — 1,193 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 56.2 square miles of land, 62690 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,838This ZIP3,838
Households1,480This ZIP1,480
Housing units1,753This ZIP1,753
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,196This ZIP$84,196Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$118,300This ZIP$118,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$864This ZIP$864Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density68.3 / sq miThis ZIP68.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees723This ZIP723
Annual payroll$32,509,000This ZIP$32,509,000
Tax returns filed1,800This ZIP1,800
Total adjusted gross income$105,048,000This ZIP$105,048,000

Land area

Land area56.16 sq miThis ZIP56.16 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 62690 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Macoupin County 62.7%
Montgomery County 21.1%
Sangamon County 16.2%

Other place names in 62690

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62690

ZIPCityDistance
62689 Thayer, IL 2.0 mi
62662 Lowder, IL 5.3 mi
62615 Auburn, IL 5.6 mi
62640 Girard, IL 5.7 mi
62530 Divernon, IL 6.9 mi
62672 Nilwood, IL 7.7 mi
62533 Farmersville, IL 8.4 mi
62536 Glenarm, IL 10.5 mi
62692 Waverly, IL 10.7 mi
62572 Waggoner, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62690?

62690 is in Virden, Illinois, in Macoupin County, part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5056, -89.7662.

What county is 62690 in?

62690 spans 3 counties: Macoupin County, Montgomery County and Sangamon County. Most of it falls in Macoupin County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62690?

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

What time zone is 62690 in?

62690 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62690?

About 3,838 people live in ZIP code 62690, in 1,480 households, at 68.3 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 62690?

$84,196 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62690?

The closest are 62689 (2 mi), 62662 (5.3 mi), 62615 (5.6 mi), 62640 (5.7 mi) and 62530 (6.9 mi).

Is 62690 a PO Box ZIP code?

62690 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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