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62864

ZIP 62864 is Mount Vernon, Illinois, in Jefferson County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Metro area
Mount Vernon, IL
Population
22,779
Coordinates
38.3305, -88.9024
☼ Live from 62864 — Mount Vernon, IL

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Where 62864 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62864
  • 🔢 Type 62864 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,864 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3929. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62863 (Mount Carmel, IL, 57 mi away) and 62865 (Mulkeytown, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62864 becomes 46826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24866, 26684, 28466, 28646, 28664, 46268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86426 in Fort Mohave, AZ, 1,435 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯529 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62864 and you would come out at 38.33°S, 91.10°E — 1,282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 143.0 square miles of land, 62864 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,779This ZIP22,779
Households9,680This ZIP9,680
Housing units11,122This ZIP11,122
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,451This ZIP$60,451Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$124,800This ZIP$124,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$901This ZIP$901Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute16.6 minThis ZIP16.6 min
Population density159.3 / sq miThis ZIP159.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments752This ZIP752
Employees18,429This ZIP18,429
Annual payroll$968,506,000This ZIP$968,506,000
Tax returns filed10,450This ZIP10,450
Total adjusted gross income$682,582,000This ZIP$682,582,000

Land area

Land area142.98 sq miThis ZIP142.98 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 62864

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ZIP codes near 62864

ZIPCityDistance
62872 Opdyke, IL 6.9 mi
62830 Dix, IL 8.6 mi
62898 Woodlawn, IL 8.7 mi
62889 Texico, IL 9.7 mi
62816 Bonnie, IL 9.8 mi
62814 Bluford, IL 9.8 mi
62894 Waltonville, IL 11.2 mi
62893 Walnut Hill, IL 11.6 mi
62866 Nason, IL 11.9 mi
62810 Belle Rive, IL 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62864?

62864 is in Mount Vernon, Illinois, in Jefferson County, part of the Mount Vernon, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3305, -88.9024.

What county is 62864 in?

62864 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 62864?

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

What time zone is 62864 in?

62864 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62864?

About 22,779 people live in ZIP code 62864, in 9,680 households, at 159.3 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 62864?

$60,451 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62864?

The closest are 62872 (6.9 mi), 62830 (8.6 mi), 62898 (8.7 mi), 62889 (9.7 mi) and 62816 (9.8 mi).

Is 62864 a PO Box ZIP code?

62864 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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