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62848

ZIP 62848 is Irvington, Illinois, in Washington County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Metro area
none
Population
738
Coordinates
38.4340, -89.1664
☼ Live from 62848 — Irvington, IL

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Where 62848 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62848
  • 🔢 Type 62848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 491. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62846 (Ina, IL, 26 mi away) and 62849 (Iuka, IL, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62848 becomes 84826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24868, 26884, 28468, 28684, 46288, 48268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84628 in Eureka, UT, 1,231 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 62848 and you would come out at 38.43°S, 90.83°E — 1,267 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 2.7 square miles of land, 62848 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population738This ZIP738
Households309This ZIP309
Housing units315This ZIP315
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,156This ZIP$80,156Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$93,600This ZIP$93,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$832This ZIP$832Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density271.7 / sq miThis ZIP271.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,185,000This ZIP$1,185,000

Land area

Land area2.72 sq miThis ZIP2.72 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 62848

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ZIP codes near 62848

ZIPCityDistance
62877 Richview, IL 3.4 mi
62801 Centralia, IL 5.5 mi
62803 Hoyleton, IL 7.1 mi
62893 Walnut Hill, IL 7.7 mi
62898 Woodlawn, IL 8.2 mi
62808 Ashley, IL 8.9 mi
62250 Hoffman, IL 9.1 mi
62830 Dix, IL 10.8 mi
62876 Radom, IL 11.0 mi
62252 Huey, IL 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62848?

62848 is in Irvington, Illinois, in Washington County. Its published point location is 38.4340, -89.1664.

What county is 62848 in?

62848 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 62848?

Irvington uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62848 in?

62848 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62848?

About 738 people live in ZIP code 62848, in 309 households, at 271.7 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 62848?

$80,156 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62848?

The closest are 62877 (3.4 mi), 62801 (5.5 mi), 62803 (7.1 mi), 62893 (7.7 mi) and 62898 (8.2 mi).

Is 62848 a PO Box ZIP code?

62848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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