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62907

ZIP 62907 is Ava, Illinois, mostly in Jackson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Carbondale, IL
Population
2,013
Coordinates
37.8632, -89.4957
☼ Live from 62907 — Ava, IL

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Where 62907 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 62907
  • 🔢 Type 62907 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,907 = 3 × 13 × 1613. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62906 (Anna, IL, 33 mi away) and 62908 (Belknap, IL, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62907 becomes 70926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02769, 06279, 06792, 06927, 07926, 07962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09762 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,266 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯507 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62907 and you would come out at 37.86°S, 90.50°E — 1,281 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 32m.
  • 📏 At 94.2 square miles of land, 62907 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,013This ZIP2,013
Households699This ZIP699
Housing units936This ZIP936
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,293This ZIP$84,293Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$161,900This ZIP$161,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$467This ZIP$467Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density21.4 / sq miThis ZIP21.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees246This ZIP246
Annual payroll$9,756,000This ZIP$9,756,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$68,443,000This ZIP$68,443,000

Land area

Land area94.22 sq miThis ZIP94.22 sq mi
Water area2.71 sq miThis ZIP2.71 sq mi

Counties 62907 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 99.0%
Randolph County 1.0%

Other place names in 62907

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ZIP codes near 62907

ZIPCityDistance
62971 Oraville, IL 6.1 mi
62916 Campbell Hill, IL 7.2 mi
62280 Rockwood, IL 8.4 mi
62994 Vergennes, IL 8.6 mi
62950 Jacob, IL 8.8 mi
62940 Gorham, IL 9.3 mi
62997 Willisville, IL 9.8 mi
62966 Murphysboro, IL 10.0 mi
62272 Percy, IL 11.3 mi
62238 Cutler, IL 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62907?

62907 is in Ava, Illinois, in Jackson County, part of the Carbondale, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8632, -89.4957.

What county is 62907 in?

62907 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and Randolph 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 62907?

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

What time zone is 62907 in?

62907 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62907?

About 2,013 people live in ZIP code 62907, in 699 households, at 21.4 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 62907?

$84,293 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62907?

The closest are 62971 (6.1 mi), 62916 (7.2 mi), 62280 (8.4 mi), 62994 (8.6 mi) and 62950 (8.8 mi).

Is 62907 a PO Box ZIP code?

62907 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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