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62883

ZIP 62883 is Scheller, Illinois, mostly in Jefferson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +2 more
Metro area
Mount Vernon, IL
Population
693
Coordinates
38.1680, -89.1047
☼ Live from 62883 — Scheller, IL

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Where 62883 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62883
  • 🔢 Type 62883 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,883 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 17 × 137. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62882 (Sandoval, IL, 32 mi away) and 62884 (Sesser, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62883 becomes 38826 — and that is a real ZIP code: Belden, MS, 267 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23868, 26838, 28368, 28386, 28638, 28683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83826 in Eastport, ID, 1,535 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯521 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62883 and you would come out at 38.17°S, 90.90°E — 1,282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 42.3 square miles of land, 62883 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population693This ZIP693
Households234This ZIP234
Housing units239This ZIP239
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$104,808This ZIP$104,808Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$164,400This ZIP$164,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density16.4 / sq miThis ZIP16.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$320,000This ZIP$320,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$24,684,000This ZIP$24,684,000

Land area

Land area42.26 sq miThis ZIP42.26 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 62883 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 70.5%
Perry County 16.0%
Franklin County 13.5%

ZIP codes near 62883

ZIPCityDistance
62894 Waltonville, IL 4.5 mi
62884 Sesser, IL 6.6 mi
62888 Tamaroa, IL 7.3 mi
62866 Nason, IL 7.4 mi
62831 Du Bois, IL 7.9 mi
62876 Radom, IL 9.0 mi
62816 Bonnie, IL 10.0 mi
62808 Ashley, IL 10.6 mi
62891 Valier, IL 11.1 mi
62897 Whittington, IL 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62883?

62883 is in Scheller, Illinois, in Jefferson County, part of the Mount Vernon, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1680, -89.1047.

What county is 62883 in?

62883 spans 3 counties: Jefferson County, Perry County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 62883?

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

What time zone is 62883 in?

62883 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62883?

About 693 people live in ZIP code 62883, in 234 households, at 16.4 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 62883?

$104,808 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62883?

The closest are 62894 (4.5 mi), 62884 (6.6 mi), 62888 (7.3 mi), 62866 (7.4 mi) and 62831 (7.9 mi).

Is 62883 a PO Box ZIP code?

62883 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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