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62901

ZIP 62901 is in Carbondale, Illinois, mostly in Jackson County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time. Carbondale has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 62902 and 62903.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Carbondale, IL
Population
22,946
Coordinates
37.7408, -89.2090
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Where 62901 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62901
  • 🔢 Type 62901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,901 = 3 × 3 × 29 × 241. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62899 (Xenia, IL, 68 mi away) and 62902 (Carbondale, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62901 becomes 10926 — and that is a real ZIP code: Harriman, NY, 839 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 02916, 06129, 06912, 06921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96201 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯525 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62901 and you would come out at 37.74°S, 90.79°E — 1,298 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 27.1 square miles of land, 62901 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,946This ZIP22,946
Households9,910This ZIP9,910
Housing units12,134This ZIP12,134
Median age25.2This ZIP25.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$35,089This ZIP$35,089Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$146,600This ZIP$146,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%This ZIP48.6%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density847.9 / sq miThis ZIP847.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments638This ZIP638
Employees10,799This ZIP10,799
Annual payroll$465,004,000This ZIP$465,004,000
Tax returns filed8,100This ZIP8,100
Total adjusted gross income$449,714,000This ZIP$449,714,000

Land area

Land area27.06 sq miThis ZIP27.06 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Counties 62901 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 89.3%
Williamson County 10.7%

Other place names in 62901

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

ZIP codes near 62901

ZIPCityDistance
62924 De Soto, IL 5.2 mi
62915 Cambria, IL 5.6 mi
62903 Carbondale, IL 5.9 mi
62949 Hurst, IL 7.0 mi
62902 Carbondale, IL 7.0 mi
62918 Carterville, IL 7.4 mi
62921 Colp, IL 8.0 mi
62966 Murphysboro, IL 8.2 mi
62958 Makanda, IL 9.7 mi
62932 Elkville, IL 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62901?

62901 is in Carbondale, Illinois, in Jackson County, part of the Carbondale, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7408, -89.2090.

What county is 62901 in?

62901 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and Williamson County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 62901?

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

What time zone is 62901 in?

62901 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62901?

About 22,946 people live in ZIP code 62901, in 9,910 households, at 847.9 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 62901?

$35,089 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62901?

The closest are 62924 (5.2 mi), 62915 (5.6 mi), 62903 (5.9 mi), 62949 (7 mi) and 62902 (7 mi).

Is 62901 a PO Box ZIP code?

62901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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