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62898

ZIP 62898 is Woodlawn, Illinois, in Jefferson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Metro area
Mount Vernon, IL
Population
1,968
Coordinates
38.3504, -89.0602
☼ Live from 62898 — Woodlawn, IL

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Where 62898 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62898
  • 🔢 Type 62898 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,898 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 953. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62897 (Whittington, IL, 19 mi away) and 62899 (Xenia, IL, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62898 becomes 89826 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jarbidge, NV, 1,408 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28689, 28698, 29688, 62889, 62988, 68928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96828 in Honolulu, HI, 4,191 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯520 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62898 and you would come out at 38.35°S, 90.94°E — 1,275 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 53.9 square miles of land, 62898 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,968This ZIP1,968
Households769This ZIP769
Housing units821This ZIP821
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,297This ZIP$74,297Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$158,800This ZIP$158,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$910This ZIP$910Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%This ZIP24.8%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density36.5 / sq miThis ZIP36.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees137This ZIP137
Annual payroll$6,270,000This ZIP$6,270,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$63,473,000This ZIP$63,473,000

Land area

Land area53.89 sq miThis ZIP53.89 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 62898

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ZIP codes near 62898

ZIPCityDistance
62808 Ashley, IL 7.6 mi
62877 Richview, IL 8.1 mi
62893 Walnut Hill, IL 8.1 mi
62830 Dix, IL 8.2 mi
62848 Irvington, IL 8.2 mi
62864 Mount Vernon, IL 8.7 mi
62876 Radom, IL 8.9 mi
62894 Waltonville, IL 9.8 mi
62831 Du Bois, IL 11.9 mi
62801 Centralia, IL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62898?

62898 is in Woodlawn, Illinois, in Jefferson County, part of the Mount Vernon, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3504, -89.0602.

What county is 62898 in?

62898 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 62898?

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

What time zone is 62898 in?

62898 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62898?

About 1,968 people live in ZIP code 62898, in 769 households, at 36.5 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 62898?

$74,297 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62898?

The closest are 62808 (7.6 mi), 62877 (8.1 mi), 62893 (8.1 mi), 62830 (8.2 mi) and 62848 (8.2 mi).

Is 62898 a PO Box ZIP code?

62898 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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