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62875

ZIP 62875 is Patoka, Illinois, mostly in Marion County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion +2 more
Metro area
Centralia, IL
Population
1,039
Coordinates
38.7555, -89.1212
☼ Live from 62875 — Patoka, IL

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Where 62875 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62875
  • 🔢 Type 62875 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,875 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 503. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62874 (Orient, IL, 58 mi away) and 62876 (Radom, IL, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62875 becomes 57826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 26587, 27568, 27586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85267 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,318 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯511 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62875 and you would come out at 38.76°S, 90.88°E — 1,254 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 71.7 square miles of land, 62875 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,039This ZIP1,039
Households428This ZIP428
Housing units476This ZIP476
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,333This ZIP$73,333Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$116,400This ZIP$116,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density14.5 / sq miThis ZIP14.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees175This ZIP175
Annual payroll$9,817,000This ZIP$9,817,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$36,194,000This ZIP$36,194,000

Land area

Land area71.68 sq miThis ZIP71.68 sq mi
Water area6.35 sq miThis ZIP6.35 sq mi

Counties 62875 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Marion County 57.4%
Fayette County 35.4%
Clinton County 7.2%

Other place names in 62875

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ZIP codes near 62875

ZIPCityDistance
62892 Vernon, IL 4.4 mi
62885 Shobonier, IL 7.9 mi
62882 Sandoval, IL 8.2 mi
62870 Odin, IL 9.1 mi
62253 Keyesport, IL 9.8 mi
62807 Alma, IL 10.3 mi
62284 Smithboro, IL 12.7 mi
62231 Carlyle, IL 13.2 mi
62881 Salem, IL 13.2 mi
62247 Hagarstown, IL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62875?

62875 is in Patoka, Illinois, in Marion County, part of the Centralia, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7555, -89.1212.

What county is 62875 in?

62875 spans 3 counties: Marion County, Fayette County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Marion 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 62875?

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

What time zone is 62875 in?

62875 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62875?

About 1,039 people live in ZIP code 62875, in 428 households, at 14.5 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 62875?

$73,333 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62875?

The closest are 62892 (4.4 mi), 62885 (7.9 mi), 62882 (8.2 mi), 62870 (9.1 mi) and 62253 (9.8 mi).

Is 62875 a PO Box ZIP code?

62875 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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