62706
ZIP 62706 is in Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time. Springfield has 35 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Sangamon
- Metro area
- Springfield, IL
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 39.7979, -89.6554
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Where 62706 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.
- 🔢 Type 62706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,706 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1493. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111010011110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62705 (Springfield, IL, 1 mi away) and 62707 (Springfield, IL, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62706 becomes 60726, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02667, 02766, 06267, 06726, 06762, 07626, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02667 in Wellfleet, MA, 1,034 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
- 🎯473 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62706 and you would come out at 39.80°S, 90.34°E — 1,184 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
- 📏 At 0.049 square miles of land, 62706 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 24 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 166This ZIP166 |
| Annual payroll | $24,873,000This ZIP$24,873,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 62706
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 62706
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62701 | Springfield, IL | 0.4 mi |
62705 | Springfield, IL | 0.7 mi |
62715 | Springfield, IL | 0.7 mi |
62739 | Springfield, IL | 0.7 mi |
62757 | Springfield, IL | 0.7 mi |
62765 | Springfield, IL | 0.7 mi |
62769 | Springfield, IL | 0.7 mi |
62702 | Springfield, IL | 1.9 mi |
62704 | Springfield, IL | 2.3 mi |
62703 | Springfield, IL | 2.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62706?
62706 is in Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7979, -89.6554.
What county is 62706 in?
62706 lies in Sangamon County.
What area code is 62706?
Springfield uses area codes 217 and 447, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62706 in?
62706 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62706?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 62706. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 62706?
The closest are 62701 (0.4 mi), 62705 (0.7 mi), 62715 (0.7 mi), 62739 (0.7 mi) and 62757 (0.7 mi).
Is 62706 a PO Box ZIP code?
62706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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