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62850

ZIP 62850 is Johnsonville, Illinois, in Wayne County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wayne
Metro area
none
Population
693
Coordinates
38.4947, -88.5948
☼ Live from 62850 — Johnsonville, IL

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Where 62850 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62850
  • 🔢 Type 62850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,850 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 419. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62849 (Iuka, IL, 12 mi away) and 62851 (Keenes, IL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62850 becomes 05826 — and that is a real ZIP code: Craftsbury, VT, 936 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85062 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,354 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯542 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62850 and you would come out at 38.49°S, 91.41°E — 1,287 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 28m.
  • 📏 At 28.6 square miles of land, 62850 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population693This ZIP693
Households139This ZIP139
Housing units144This ZIP144
Median age16.5This ZIP16.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$93,594This ZIP$93,594Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%This ZIP6.4%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density24.2 / sq miThis ZIP24.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees17This ZIP17
Annual payroll$1,578,000This ZIP$1,578,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$8,028,000This ZIP$8,028,000

Land area

Land area28.62 sq miThis ZIP28.62 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 62850

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ZIP codes near 62850

ZIPCityDistance
62851 Keenes, IL 5.8 mi
62878 Rinard, IL 7.7 mi
62886 Sims, IL 8.7 mi
62823 Cisne, IL 8.7 mi
62899 Xenia, IL 9.0 mi
62814 Bluford, IL 10.9 mi
62842 Geff, IL 11.3 mi
62849 Iuka, IL 11.5 mi
62889 Texico, IL 12.7 mi
62839 Flora, IL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62850?

62850 is in Johnsonville, Illinois, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 38.4947, -88.5948.

What county is 62850 in?

62850 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 62850?

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

What time zone is 62850 in?

62850 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62850?

About 693 people live in ZIP code 62850, in 139 households, at 24.2 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 62850?

$93,594 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62850?

The closest are 62851 (5.8 mi), 62878 (7.7 mi), 62886 (8.7 mi), 62823 (8.7 mi) and 62899 (9 mi).

Is 62850 a PO Box ZIP code?

62850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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