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62830

ZIP 62830 is Dix, Illinois, mostly in Jefferson County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +1 more
Metro area
Mount Vernon, IL
Population
1,416
Coordinates
38.4434, -88.9676
☼ Live from 62830 — Dix, IL

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Where 62830 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62830
  • 🔢 Type 62830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,830 = 2 × 5 × 61 × 103. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62829 (Dale, IL, 40 mi away) and 62831 (Du Bois, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62830 becomes 03826 — and that is a real ZIP code: East Hampstead, NH, 982 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 1,457 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯524 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62830 and you would come out at 38.44°S, 91.03°E — 1,274 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 29.1 square miles of land, 62830 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,416This ZIP1,416
Households588This ZIP588
Housing units632This ZIP632
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,400This ZIP$62,400Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$463This ZIP$463Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density48.6 / sq miThis ZIP48.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees94This ZIP94
Annual payroll$3,544,000This ZIP$3,544,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$37,615,000This ZIP$37,615,000

Land area

Land area29.11 sq miThis ZIP29.11 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 62830 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 95.9%
Marion County 4.1%

Other place names in 62830

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ZIP codes near 62830

ZIPCityDistance
62893 Walnut Hill, IL 3.7 mi
62853 Kell, IL 5.8 mi
62889 Texico, IL 7.8 mi
62898 Woodlawn, IL 8.2 mi
62864 Mount Vernon, IL 8.6 mi
62801 Centralia, IL 10.5 mi
62848 Irvington, IL 10.8 mi
62877 Richview, IL 13.0 mi
62814 Bluford, IL 13.5 mi
62881 Salem, IL 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62830?

62830 is in Dix, Illinois, in Jefferson County, part of the Mount Vernon, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4434, -88.9676.

What county is 62830 in?

62830 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 62830?

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

What time zone is 62830 in?

62830 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62830?

About 1,416 people live in ZIP code 62830, in 588 households, at 48.6 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 62830?

$62,400 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62830?

The closest are 62893 (3.7 mi), 62853 (5.8 mi), 62889 (7.8 mi), 62898 (8.2 mi) and 62864 (8.6 mi).

Is 62830 a PO Box ZIP code?

62830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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