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62887

ZIP 62887 is Springerton, Illinois, mostly in White County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
White +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
104
Coordinates
38.1863, -88.3690
☼ Live from 62887 — Springerton, IL

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Where 62887 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62887
  • 🔢 Type 62887 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,887 = 11 × 5717. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62886 (Sims, IL, 16 mi away) and 62888 (Tamaroa, IL, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62887 becomes 78826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27868, 27886, 28678, 28687, 28768, 28786, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88267 in Tatum, NM, 906 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯559 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62887 and you would come out at 38.19°S, 91.63°E — 1,310 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 24.5 square miles of land, 62887 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population104This ZIP104
Households51This ZIP51
Housing units95This ZIP95
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$29,135This ZIP$29,135Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$63,900This ZIP$63,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density4.2 / sq miThis ZIP4.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$9,679,000This ZIP$9,679,000

Land area

Land area24.50 sq miThis ZIP24.50 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 62887 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
White County 52.4%
Hamilton County 47.6%

Other place names in 62887

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62887

ZIPCityDistance
62862 Mill Shoals, IL 4.4 mi
62835 Enfield, IL 6.1 mi
62809 Barnhill, IL 6.6 mi
62820 Burnt Prairie, IL 8.4 mi
62837 Fairfield, IL 12.4 mi
62859 Mc Leansboro, IL 12.5 mi
62828 Dahlgren, IL 12.6 mi
62895 Wayne City, IL 13.0 mi
62829 Dale, IL 14.3 mi
62833 Ellery, IL 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62887?

62887 is in Springerton, Illinois, in White County. Its published point location is 38.1863, -88.3690.

What county is 62887 in?

62887 spans 2 counties: White County and Hamilton County. Most of it falls in White 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 62887?

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

What time zone is 62887 in?

62887 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62887?

About 104 people live in ZIP code 62887, in 51 households, at 4.2 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 62887?

$29,135 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62887?

The closest are 62862 (4.4 mi), 62835 (6.1 mi), 62809 (6.6 mi), 62820 (8.4 mi) and 62837 (12.4 mi).

Is 62887 a PO Box ZIP code?

62887 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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