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62711

ZIP 62711 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
18,559
Coordinates
39.7661, -89.7328
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Where 62711 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62711
  • 🔢 Type 62711 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IILZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,711 = 11 × 5701. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62708 (Springfield, IL, 8 mi away) and 62712 (Springfield, IL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62711 becomes 11726 — and that is a real ZIP code: Copiague, NY, 863 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11726, 11762, 12167, 12176, 16127, 16172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11726 in Copiague, NY, 863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% 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 62711 and you would come out at 39.77°S, 90.27°E — 1,183 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 30.9 square miles of land, 62711 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,559This ZIP18,559
Households7,715This ZIP7,715
Housing units7,974This ZIP7,974
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$124,816This ZIP$124,816Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$316,800This ZIP$316,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,337This ZIP$1,337Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.0%This ZIP59.0%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density600.4 / sq miThis ZIP600.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments487This ZIP487
Employees8,408This ZIP8,408
Annual payroll$474,478,000This ZIP$474,478,000
Tax returns filed9,930This ZIP9,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,391,412,000This ZIP$1,391,412,000

Land area

Land area30.91 sq miThis ZIP30.91 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 62711

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ZIP codes near 62711

ZIPCityDistance
62704 Springfield, IL 2.6 mi
62706 Springfield, IL 4.7 mi
62701 Springfield, IL 5.0 mi
62705 Springfield, IL 5.3 mi
62715 Springfield, IL 5.3 mi
62739 Springfield, IL 5.3 mi
62757 Springfield, IL 5.3 mi
62765 Springfield, IL 5.3 mi
62769 Springfield, IL 5.3 mi
62703 Springfield, IL 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62711?

62711 is in Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon County, part of the Springfield, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7661, -89.7328.

What county is 62711 in?

62711 lies in Sangamon County.

What area code is 62711?

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

What time zone is 62711 in?

62711 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62711?

About 18,559 people live in ZIP code 62711, in 7,715 households, at 600.4 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 62711?

$124,816 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62711?

The closest are 62704 (2.6 mi), 62706 (4.7 mi), 62701 (5 mi), 62705 (5.3 mi) and 62715 (5.3 mi).

Is 62711 a PO Box ZIP code?

62711 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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