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Where 62856 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.
- 🔢 Type 62856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 97. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111010110001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62855 (Lancaster, IL, 64 mi away) and 62858 (Louisville, IL, 62 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62856 becomes 65826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25686, 25866, 26568, 26586, 26865, 28656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85662 in Nogales, AZ, 1,325 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
- 🎯539 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62856 and you would come out at 37.95°S, 91.16°E — 1,303 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
- 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 62856 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 332This ZIP332 |
|---|---|
| Households | 145This ZIP145 |
| Housing units | 165This ZIP165 |
| Median age | 44.4This ZIP44.4Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,750This ZIP$60,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $54,500This ZIP$54,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.7%This ZIP3.7% |
| Mean commute | 19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min |
| Population density | 219.7 / sq miThis ZIP219.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.51 sq miThis ZIP1.51 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 62856
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 62856
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62896 | West Frankfort, IL | 5.8 mi |
62812 | Benton, IL | 5.9 mi |
62890 | Thompsonville, IL | 6.3 mi |
62840 | Frankfort Heights, IL | 6.3 mi |
62874 | Orient, IL | 8.0 mi |
62860 | Macedonia, IL | 8.5 mi |
62819 | Buckner, IL | 9.2 mi |
62836 | Ewing, IL | 10.0 mi |
62951 | Johnston City, IL | 10.0 mi |
62897 | Whittington, IL | 10.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62856?
62856 is in Logan, Illinois, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 37.9523, -88.8384.
What county is 62856 in?
62856 lies in Franklin County.
What area code is 62856?
Logan uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62856 in?
62856 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62856?
About 332 people live in ZIP code 62856, in 145 households, at 219.7 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 62856?
$60,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 62856?
The closest are 62896 (5.8 mi), 62812 (5.9 mi), 62890 (6.3 mi), 62840 (6.3 mi) and 62874 (8 mi).
Is 62856 a PO Box ZIP code?
62856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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