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62801

ZIP 62801 is Centralia, Illinois, mostly in Marion County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion +3 more
Metro area
Centralia, IL
Population
19,827
Coordinates
38.5110, -89.1405
☼ Live from 62801 — Centralia, IL

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Where 62801 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 62801
  • 🔢 Type 62801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 62801 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62796 (Springfield, IL, 89 mi away) and 62803 (Hoyleton, IL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62801 becomes 10826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 1,313 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯513 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62801 and you would come out at 38.51°S, 90.86°E — 1,264 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 134.4 square miles of land, 62801 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 102 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,827This ZIP19,827
Households7,801This ZIP7,801
Housing units8,833This ZIP8,833
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,017This ZIP$52,017Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$94,800This ZIP$94,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$795This ZIP$795Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density147.5 / sq miThis ZIP147.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments477This ZIP477
Employees6,527This ZIP6,527
Annual payroll$302,310,000This ZIP$302,310,000
Tax returns filed8,230This ZIP8,230
Total adjusted gross income$479,658,000This ZIP$479,658,000

Land area

Land area134.44 sq miThis ZIP134.44 sq mi
Water area1.60 sq miThis ZIP1.60 sq mi

Counties 62801 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Marion County 37.0%
Clinton County 33.3%
Washington County 15.8%
Jefferson County 13.8%

Other place names in 62801

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

ZIP codes near 62801

ZIPCityDistance
62848 Irvington, IL 5.5 mi
62893 Walnut Hill, IL 6.7 mi
62250 Hoffman, IL 7.0 mi
62882 Sandoval, IL 8.7 mi
62877 Richview, IL 8.8 mi
62803 Hoyleton, IL 9.3 mi
62870 Odin, IL 9.8 mi
62252 Huey, IL 10.3 mi
62830 Dix, IL 10.5 mi
62898 Woodlawn, IL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62801?

62801 is in Centralia, Illinois, in Marion County, part of the Centralia, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5110, -89.1405.

What county is 62801 in?

62801 spans 4 counties: Marion County, Clinton County, Washington County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Marion 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 62801?

Centralia uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62801 in?

62801 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62801?

About 19,827 people live in ZIP code 62801, in 7,801 households, at 147.5 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 62801?

$52,017 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62801?

The closest are 62848 (5.5 mi), 62893 (6.7 mi), 62250 (7 mi), 62882 (8.7 mi) and 62877 (8.8 mi).

Is 62801 a PO Box ZIP code?

62801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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