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62849

ZIP 62849 is Iuka, Illinois, in Marion County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion
Metro area
Centralia, IL
Population
1,887
Coordinates
38.5849, -88.7737
☼ Live from 62849 — Iuka, IL

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Where 62849 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 62849
  • 🔢 Type 62849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,849 = 17 × 3697. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62848 (Irvington, IL, 24 mi away) and 62850 (Johnsonville, IL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62849 becomes 94826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,289 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯532 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62849 and you would come out at 38.58°S, 91.23°E — 1,275 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 112.1 square miles of land, 62849 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,887This ZIP1,887
Households728This ZIP728
Housing units784This ZIP784
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,789This ZIP$60,789Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$87,800This ZIP$87,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$678This ZIP$678Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density16.8 / sq miThis ZIP16.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees122This ZIP122
Annual payroll$4,507,000This ZIP$4,507,000
Tax returns filed880This ZIP880
Total adjusted gross income$74,215,000This ZIP$74,215,000

Land area

Land area112.06 sq miThis ZIP112.06 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 62849

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ZIP codes near 62849

ZIPCityDistance
62899 Xenia, IL 7.5 mi
62853 Kell, IL 8.9 mi
62881 Salem, IL 9.1 mi
62889 Texico, IL 9.3 mi
62850 Johnsonville, IL 11.5 mi
62851 Keenes, IL 12.5 mi
62854 Kinmundy, IL 12.7 mi
62807 Alma, IL 14.2 mi
62830 Dix, IL 14.3 mi
62814 Bluford, IL 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62849?

62849 is in Iuka, Illinois, in Marion County, part of the Centralia, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5849, -88.7737.

What county is 62849 in?

62849 lies in Marion County.

What area code is 62849?

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

What time zone is 62849 in?

62849 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62849?

About 1,887 people live in ZIP code 62849, in 728 households, at 16.8 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 62849?

$60,789 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62849?

The closest are 62899 (7.5 mi), 62853 (8.9 mi), 62881 (9.1 mi), 62889 (9.3 mi) and 62850 (11.5 mi).

Is 62849 a PO Box ZIP code?

62849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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