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Where 62891 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 62891 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,891 = 61 × 1031. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111010110101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62890 (Thompsonville, IL, 18 mi away) and 62892 (Vernon, IL, 55 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62891 becomes 19826, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12986, 16829, 16928, 18629, 18962, 21869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96218 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,793 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
- 🎯528 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62891 and you would come out at 38.02°S, 90.96°E — 1,292 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
- 📏 At 0.632 square miles of land, 62891 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 306 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 514This ZIP514 |
|---|---|
| Households | 260This ZIP260 |
| Housing units | 291This ZIP291 |
| Median age | 41.1This ZIP41.1Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $27,344This ZIP$27,344Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $78,500This ZIP$78,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,144This ZIP$1,144Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.1%This ZIP7.1% |
| Mean commute | 32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min |
| Population density | 813.3 / sq miThis ZIP813.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 62891
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 62891
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62825 | Coello, IL | 1.6 mi |
62822 | Christopher, IL | 3.0 mi |
62819 | Buckner, IL | 3.5 mi |
62865 | Mulkeytown, IL | 3.6 mi |
62884 | Sesser, IL | 4.8 mi |
62840 | Frankfort Heights, IL | 5.6 mi |
62812 | Benton, IL | 6.5 mi |
62874 | Orient, IL | 7.6 mi |
62983 | Royalton, IL | 8.8 mi |
62897 | Whittington, IL | 8.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62891?
62891 is in Valier, Illinois, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 38.0160, -89.0412.
What county is 62891 in?
62891 lies in Franklin County.
What area code is 62891?
Valier uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62891 in?
62891 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62891?
About 514 people live in ZIP code 62891, in 260 households, at 813.3 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 62891?
$27,344 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 62891?
The closest are 62825 (1.6 mi), 62822 (3 mi), 62819 (3.5 mi), 62865 (3.6 mi) and 62884 (4.8 mi).
Is 62891 a PO Box ZIP code?
62891 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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