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62694

ZIP 62694 is Winchester, Illinois, mostly in Scott County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott +1 more
Metro area
Jacksonville, IL
Population
3,006
Coordinates
39.6228, -90.4771
☼ Live from 62694 — Winchester, IL

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Where 62694 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 62694
  • 🔢 Type 62694 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGgZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,694 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 43. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62693 (Williamsville, IL, 56 mi away) and 62695 (Woodson, IL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62694 becomes 49626 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eastlake, MI, 385 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24966, 29466, 29646, 29664, 46296, 46926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96264 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯431 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62694 and you would come out at 39.62°S, 89.52°E — 1,159 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 156.1 square miles of land, 62694 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 119 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,006This ZIP3,006
Households1,303This ZIP1,303
Housing units1,442This ZIP1,442
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,460This ZIP$58,460Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$102,200This ZIP$102,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$672This ZIP$672Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees316This ZIP316
Annual payroll$16,860,000This ZIP$16,860,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$101,101,000This ZIP$101,101,000

Land area

Land area156.13 sq miThis ZIP156.13 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Counties 62694 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 97.7%
Morgan County 2.3%

Other place names in 62694

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ZIP codes near 62694

ZIPCityDistance
62610 Alsey, IL 6.0 mi
62621 Bluffs, IL 7.5 mi
62663 Manchester, IL 9.8 mi
62078 Patterson, IL 9.9 mi
62352 Milton, IL 10.2 mi
62628 Chapin, IL 11.5 mi
62361 Pearl, IL 11.9 mi
62082 Roodhouse, IL 12.5 mi
62651 Jacksonville, IL 12.6 mi
62668 Murrayville, IL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62694?

62694 is in Winchester, Illinois, in Scott County, part of the Jacksonville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6228, -90.4771.

What county is 62694 in?

62694 spans 2 counties: Scott County and Morgan County. Most of it falls in Scott 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 62694?

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

What time zone is 62694 in?

62694 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62694?

About 3,006 people live in ZIP code 62694, in 1,303 households, at 19.3 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 62694?

$58,460 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62694?

The closest are 62610 (6 mi), 62621 (7.5 mi), 62663 (9.8 mi), 62078 (9.9 mi) and 62352 (10.2 mi).

Is 62694 a PO Box ZIP code?

62694 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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