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62881

ZIP 62881 is Salem, Illinois, in Marion County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion
Metro area
Centralia, IL
Population
11,078
Coordinates
38.6386, -88.9273
☼ Live from 62881 — Salem, IL

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Where 62881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62881
  • 🔢 Type 62881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,881 = 7 × 13 × 691. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62880 (Saint Peter, IL, 16 mi away) and 62882 (Sandoval, IL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62881 becomes 18826 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kingsley, PA, 728 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12886, 16828, 16882, 18628, 18826, 26818, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88126 in Pep, NM, 870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯523 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62881 and you would come out at 38.64°S, 91.07°E — 1,267 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 99.2 square miles of land, 62881 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,078This ZIP11,078
Households4,724This ZIP4,724
Housing units5,095This ZIP5,095
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,270This ZIP$71,270Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$115,200This ZIP$115,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$778This ZIP$778Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min
Population density111.7 / sq miThis ZIP111.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments318This ZIP318
Employees5,107This ZIP5,107
Annual payroll$249,776,000This ZIP$249,776,000
Tax returns filed5,150This ZIP5,150
Total adjusted gross income$336,994,000This ZIP$336,994,000

Land area

Land area99.22 sq miThis ZIP99.22 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 62881

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ZIP codes near 62881

ZIPCityDistance
62870 Odin, IL 6.8 mi
62807 Alma, IL 7.8 mi
62853 Kell, IL 8.5 mi
62849 Iuka, IL 9.1 mi
62882 Sandoval, IL 10.3 mi
62854 Kinmundy, IL 10.3 mi
62893 Walnut Hill, IL 13.2 mi
62875 Patoka, IL 13.2 mi
62830 Dix, IL 13.7 mi
62889 Texico, IL 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62881?

62881 is in Salem, Illinois, in Marion County, part of the Centralia, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6386, -88.9273.

What county is 62881 in?

62881 lies in Marion County.

What area code is 62881?

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

What time zone is 62881 in?

62881 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62881?

About 11,078 people live in ZIP code 62881, in 4,724 households, at 111.7 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 62881?

$71,270 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62881?

The closest are 62870 (6.8 mi), 62807 (7.8 mi), 62853 (8.5 mi), 62849 (9.1 mi) and 62882 (10.3 mi).

Is 62881 a PO Box ZIP code?

62881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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