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62902

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Williamson +2 more
Metro area
Marion-Herrin, IL
Population
4,135
Coordinates
37.6744, -89.1125
☼ Live from 62902 — Carbondale, IL

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Where 62902 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 62902
  • 🔢 Type 62902 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,902 = 2 × 7 × 4493. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62901 (Carbondale, IL, 7 mi away) and 62903 (Carbondale, IL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62902 becomes 20926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02269, 06922, 09226, 09262, 09622, 20629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96220 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,017 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯531 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62902 and you would come out at 37.67°S, 90.89°E — 1,305 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 64.3 square miles of land, 62902 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,135This ZIP4,135
Households1,841This ZIP1,841
Housing units2,183This ZIP2,183
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,223This ZIP$84,223Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$207,800This ZIP$207,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$927This ZIP$927Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.6%This ZIP46.6%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density64.3 / sq miThis ZIP64.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments98This ZIP98
Employees1,000This ZIP1,000
Annual payroll$41,263,000This ZIP$41,263,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$181,317,000This ZIP$181,317,000

Land area

Land area64.31 sq miThis ZIP64.31 sq mi
Water area8.01 sq miThis ZIP8.01 sq mi

Counties 62902 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Williamson County 63.6%
Jackson County 34.9%
Union County 1.5%

Other place names in 62902

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ZIP codes near 62902

ZIPCityDistance
62958 Makanda, IL 4.7 mi
62901 Carbondale, IL 7.0 mi
62915 Cambria, IL 7.6 mi
62918 Carterville, IL 7.9 mi
62933 Energy, IL 8.5 mi
62921 Colp, IL 8.7 mi
62903 Carbondale, IL 9.0 mi
62920 Cobden, IL 10.6 mi
62924 De Soto, IL 10.7 mi
62949 Hurst, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62902?

62902 is in Carbondale, Illinois, in Williamson County, part of the Marion-Herrin, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6744, -89.1125.

What county is 62902 in?

62902 spans 3 counties: Williamson County, Jackson County and Union County. Most of it falls in Williamson 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 62902?

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

What time zone is 62902 in?

62902 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62902?

About 4,135 people live in ZIP code 62902, in 1,841 households, at 64.3 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 62902?

$84,223 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62902?

The closest are 62958 (4.7 mi), 62901 (7 mi), 62915 (7.6 mi), 62918 (7.9 mi) and 62933 (8.5 mi).

Is 62902 a PO Box ZIP code?

62902 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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