62879
ZIP 62879 is Sailor Springs, Illinois, in Clay County; area code 618; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Clay
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 28
- Coordinates
- 38.7650, -88.3590
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Where 62879 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.
- 🔢 Type 62879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,879 = 227 × 277. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111010110011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62878 (Rinard, IL, 15 mi away) and 62880 (Saint Peter, IL, 29 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62879 becomes 97826 — and that is a real ZIP code: Echo, OR, 1,639 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27698, 27869, 27896, 27968, 27986, 28679, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96278 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,732 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
- 🎯551 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62879 and you would come out at 38.77°S, 91.64°E — 1,284 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 0.124 square miles of land, 62879 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 60 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 28This ZIP28 |
|---|---|
| Households | 15This ZIP15 |
| Housing units | 15This ZIP15 |
| Median age | 47.5This ZIP47.5Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $26,964This ZIP$26,964Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $23,200This ZIP$23,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.0%This ZIP5.0% |
| Population density | 225.8 / sq miThis ZIP225.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 62879
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 62879
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62434 | Ingraham, IL | 5.7 mi |
62824 | Clay City, IL | 6.7 mi |
62858 | Louisville, IL | 7.9 mi |
62868 | Noble, IL | 9.3 mi |
62839 | Flora, IL | 10.2 mi |
62425 | Dundas, IL | 14.9 mi |
62450 | Olney, IL | 15.0 mi |
62878 | Rinard, IL | 15.1 mi |
62424 | Dieterich, IL | 15.9 mi |
62448 | Newton, IL | 17.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62879?
62879 is in Sailor Springs, Illinois, in Clay County. Its published point location is 38.7650, -88.3590.
What county is 62879 in?
62879 lies in Clay County.
What area code is 62879?
Sailor Springs uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62879 in?
62879 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62879?
About 28 people live in ZIP code 62879, in 15 households, at 225.8 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 62879?
$26,964 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 62879?
The closest are 62434 (5.7 mi), 62824 (6.7 mi), 62858 (7.9 mi), 62868 (9.3 mi) and 62839 (10.2 mi).
Is 62879 a PO Box ZIP code?
62879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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