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62863

ZIP 62863 is Mount Carmel, Illinois, in Wabash County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wabash
Metro area
none
Population
9,379
Coordinates
38.4158, -87.8599
☼ Live from 62863 — Mount Carmel, IL

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Where 62863 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62863
  • 🔢 Type 62863 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,863 = 37 × 1699. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62862 (Mill Shoals, IL, 27 mi away) and 62864 (Mount Vernon, IL, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62863 becomes 36826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23668, 23866, 26386, 26638, 26836, 28366, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83626 in Greenleaf, ID, 1,544 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯582 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62863 and you would come out at 38.42°S, 92.14°E — 1,320 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 147.3 square miles of land, 62863 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 112 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,379This ZIP9,379
Households4,010This ZIP4,010
Housing units4,590This ZIP4,590
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,916This ZIP$55,916Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$105,500This ZIP$105,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$792This ZIP$792Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density63.7 / sq miThis ZIP63.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments230This ZIP230
Employees2,576This ZIP2,576
Annual payroll$148,321,000This ZIP$148,321,000
Tax returns filed4,150This ZIP4,150
Total adjusted gross income$305,065,000This ZIP$305,065,000

Land area

Land area147.33 sq miThis ZIP147.33 sq mi
Water area3.44 sq miThis ZIP3.44 sq mi

Other place names in 62863

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ZIP codes near 62863

ZIPCityDistance
62855 Lancaster, IL 2.4 mi
62811 Bellmont, IL 3.1 mi
62852 Keensburg, IL 4.6 mi
62818 Browns, IL 6.4 mi
62815 Bone Gap, IL 6.5 mi
62410 Allendale, IL 10.9 mi
47665 Owensville, IN 11.4 mi
62476 West Salem, IL 11.6 mi
62806 Albion, IL 12.5 mi
47616 Griffin, IN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62863?

62863 is in Mount Carmel, Illinois, in Wabash County. Its published point location is 38.4158, -87.8599.

What county is 62863 in?

62863 lies in Wabash County.

What area code is 62863?

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

What time zone is 62863 in?

62863 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62863?

About 9,379 people live in ZIP code 62863, in 4,010 households, at 63.7 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 62863?

$55,916 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62863?

The closest are 62855 (2.4 mi), 62811 (3.1 mi), 62852 (4.6 mi), 62818 (6.4 mi) and 62815 (6.5 mi).

Is 62863 a PO Box ZIP code?

62863 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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