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62870

ZIP 62870 is Odin, Illinois, in Marion County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion
Metro area
Centralia, IL
Population
2,281
Coordinates
38.6352, -89.0531
☼ Live from 62870 — Odin, IL

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Where 62870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62870
  • 🔢 Type 62870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,870 = 2 × 5 × 6287. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62869 (Norris City, IL, 63 mi away) and 62871 (Omaha, IL, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62870 becomes 07826 — and that is a real ZIP code: Branchville, NJ, 774 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 07826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87026 in Laguna, NM, 1,034 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯516 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62870 and you would come out at 38.64°S, 90.95°E — 1,262 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 39.3 square miles of land, 62870 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,281This ZIP2,281
Households946This ZIP946
Housing units1,029This ZIP1,029
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,821This ZIP$59,821Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$134,000This ZIP$134,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density58.1 / sq miThis ZIP58.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees194This ZIP194
Annual payroll$6,632,000This ZIP$6,632,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$53,831,000This ZIP$53,831,000

Land area

Land area39.29 sq miThis ZIP39.29 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 62870

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ZIP codes near 62870

ZIPCityDistance
62882 Sandoval, IL 3.5 mi
62881 Salem, IL 6.8 mi
62875 Patoka, IL 9.1 mi
62801 Centralia, IL 9.8 mi
62807 Alma, IL 10.5 mi
62853 Kell, IL 11.2 mi
62893 Walnut Hill, IL 11.8 mi
62892 Vernon, IL 12.0 mi
62252 Huey, IL 13.1 mi
62250 Hoffman, IL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62870?

62870 is in Odin, Illinois, in Marion County, part of the Centralia, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6352, -89.0531.

What county is 62870 in?

62870 lies in Marion County.

What area code is 62870?

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

What time zone is 62870 in?

62870 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62870?

About 2,281 people live in ZIP code 62870, in 946 households, at 58.1 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 62870?

$59,821 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62870?

The closest are 62882 (3.5 mi), 62881 (6.8 mi), 62875 (9.1 mi), 62801 (9.8 mi) and 62807 (10.5 mi).

Is 62870 a PO Box ZIP code?

62870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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