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Where 62829 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 62829 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,829 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 179. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111010101101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62828 (Dahlgren, IL, 15 mi away) and 62830 (Dix, IL, 40 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62829 becomes 92826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22968, 26289, 26298, 28269, 28296, 28629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96822 in Honolulu, HI, 4,222 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
- 🎯556 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62829 and you would come out at 38.00°S, 91.51°E — 1,314 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 31m.
- 📏 At 0.974 square miles of land, 62829 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 471 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Households | 13This ZIP13 |
| Housing units | 13This ZIP13 |
| Median age | 31.2This ZIP31.2Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.9%This ZIP40.9% |
| Population density | 22.6 / sq miThis ZIP22.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.97 sq miThis ZIP0.97 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 62829
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62817 | Broughton, IL | 3.5 mi |
62859 | Mc Leansboro, IL | 5.1 mi |
62977 | Raleigh, IL | 10.7 mi |
62930 | Eldorado, IL | 11.1 mi |
62835 | Enfield, IL | 11.6 mi |
62869 | Norris City, IL | 12.1 mi |
62860 | Macedonia, IL | 13.4 mi |
62935 | Galatia, IL | 13.6 mi |
62887 | Springerton, IL | 14.3 mi |
62828 | Dahlgren, IL | 14.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62829?
62829 is in Dale, Illinois, in Hamilton County. Its published point location is 38.0033, -88.4910.
What county is 62829 in?
62829 lies in Hamilton County.
What area code is 62829?
Dale uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62829 in?
62829 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62829?
About 22 people live in ZIP code 62829, in 13 households, at 22.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 62829?
The closest are 62817 (3.5 mi), 62859 (5.1 mi), 62977 (10.7 mi), 62930 (11.1 mi) and 62835 (11.6 mi).
Is 62829 a PO Box ZIP code?
62829 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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