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62853

ZIP 62853 is Kell, Illinois, in Marion County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion
Metro area
Centralia, IL
Population
969
Coordinates
38.5161, -88.9122
☼ Live from 62853 — Kell, IL

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Where 62853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62853
  • 🔢 Type 62853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,853 = 3 × 7 × 41 × 73. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62852 (Keensburg, IL, 58 mi away) and 62854 (Kinmundy, IL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62853 becomes 35826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 25836, 26385, 28356, 28365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83526 in Ferdinand, ID, 1,491 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯525 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62853 and you would come out at 38.52°S, 91.09°E — 1,273 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 26.3 square miles of land, 62853 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population969This ZIP969
Households363This ZIP363
Housing units409This ZIP409
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,721This ZIP$60,721Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$79,900This ZIP$79,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,169This ZIP$1,169Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density36.8 / sq miThis ZIP36.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$923,000This ZIP$923,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$26,383,000This ZIP$26,383,000

Land area

Land area26.35 sq miThis ZIP26.35 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 62853

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ZIP codes near 62853

ZIPCityDistance
62830 Dix, IL 5.8 mi
62889 Texico, IL 6.3 mi
62893 Walnut Hill, IL 7.3 mi
62881 Salem, IL 8.5 mi
62849 Iuka, IL 8.9 mi
62870 Odin, IL 11.2 mi
62801 Centralia, IL 12.3 mi
62864 Mount Vernon, IL 12.8 mi
62814 Bluford, IL 13.6 mi
62882 Sandoval, IL 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62853?

62853 is in Kell, Illinois, in Marion County, part of the Centralia, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5161, -88.9122.

What county is 62853 in?

62853 lies in Marion County.

What area code is 62853?

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

What time zone is 62853 in?

62853 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62853?

About 969 people live in ZIP code 62853, in 363 households, at 36.8 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 62853?

$60,721 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62853?

The closest are 62830 (5.8 mi), 62889 (6.3 mi), 62893 (7.3 mi), 62881 (8.5 mi) and 62849 (8.9 mi).

Is 62853 a PO Box ZIP code?

62853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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