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62822

ZIP 62822 is Christopher, Illinois, in Franklin County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Franklin
Metro area
none
Population
2,581
Coordinates
37.9740, -89.0541
☼ Live from 62822 — Christopher, IL

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Where 62822 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 62822
  • 🔢 Type 62822 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,822 = 2 × 101 × 311. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010101100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62821 (Carmi, IL, 51 mi away) and 62823 (Cisne, IL, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62822 becomes 22826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26228, 26282, 28226, 28262, 28622, 62282). The farthest-flung twin is 28226 in Charlotte, NC, 498 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯528 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62822 and you would come out at 37.97°S, 90.95°E — 1,293 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 62822 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,581This ZIP2,581
Households1,256This ZIP1,256
Housing units1,509This ZIP1,509
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,770This ZIP$47,770Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$67,600This ZIP$67,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density1,170.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,170.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees383This ZIP383
Annual payroll$13,904,000This ZIP$13,904,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$58,933,000This ZIP$58,933,000

Land area

Land area2.21 sq miThis ZIP2.21 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 62822

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

ZIP codes near 62822

ZIPCityDistance
62865 Mulkeytown, IL 1.5 mi
62825 Coello, IL 1.7 mi
62819 Buckner, IL 2.7 mi
62891 Valier, IL 3.0 mi
62874 Orient, IL 5.7 mi
62983 Royalton, IL 5.9 mi
62840 Frankfort Heights, IL 6.3 mi
62999 Zeigler, IL 7.2 mi
62812 Benton, IL 7.5 mi
62884 Sesser, IL 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62822?

62822 is in Christopher, Illinois, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 37.9740, -89.0541.

What county is 62822 in?

62822 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 62822?

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

What time zone is 62822 in?

62822 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62822?

About 2,581 people live in ZIP code 62822, in 1,256 households, at 1,170.0 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 62822?

$47,770 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62822?

The closest are 62865 (1.5 mi), 62825 (1.7 mi), 62819 (2.7 mi), 62891 (3 mi) and 62874 (5.7 mi).

Is 62822 a PO Box ZIP code?

62822 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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