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62869

ZIP 62869 is Norris City, Illinois, mostly in White County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
White +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,795
Coordinates
37.9566, -88.2778
☼ Live from 62869 — Norris City, IL

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Where 62869 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62869
  • 🔢 Type 62869 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 62869 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62868 (Noble, IL, 50 mi away) and 62870 (Odin, IL, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62869 becomes 96826 — and that is a real ZIP code: Honolulu, HI, 4,236 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28669, 29686, 62689, 62896, 68629, 68926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96826 in Honolulu, HI, 4,236 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯569 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62869 and you would come out at 37.96°S, 91.72°E — 1,325 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 93.4 square miles of land, 62869 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,795This ZIP2,795
Households997This ZIP997
Housing units1,190This ZIP1,190
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,159This ZIP$62,159Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$119,500This ZIP$119,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$603This ZIP$603Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density29.9 / sq miThis ZIP29.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees235This ZIP235
Annual payroll$9,044,000This ZIP$9,044,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$79,870,000This ZIP$79,870,000

Land area

Land area93.36 sq miThis ZIP93.36 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 62869 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
White County 93.7%
Hamilton County 3.5%
Saline County 2.2%
Gallatin County 0.6%

Other place names in 62869

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62869

ZIPCityDistance
62871 Omaha, IL 5.2 mi
62834 Emma, IL 8.7 mi
62867 New Haven, IL 10.2 mi
62979 Ridgway, IL 10.3 mi
62835 Enfield, IL 10.6 mi
62817 Broughton, IL 10.8 mi
62821 Carmi, IL 11.3 mi
62930 Eldorado, IL 11.7 mi
62829 Dale, IL 12.1 mi
62861 Maunie, IL 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62869?

62869 is in Norris City, Illinois, in White County. Its published point location is 37.9566, -88.2778.

What county is 62869 in?

62869 spans 4 counties: White County, Hamilton County, Saline County and Gallatin County. Most of it falls in White County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62869?

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

What time zone is 62869 in?

62869 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62869?

About 2,795 people live in ZIP code 62869, in 997 households, at 29.9 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 62869?

$62,159 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62869?

The closest are 62871 (5.2 mi), 62834 (8.7 mi), 62867 (10.2 mi), 62979 (10.3 mi) and 62835 (10.6 mi).

Is 62869 a PO Box ZIP code?

62869 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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