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62916

ZIP 62916 is Campbell Hill, Illinois, mostly in Jackson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +2 more
Metro area
Carbondale, IL
Population
925
Coordinates
37.9433, -89.5788
☼ Live from 62916 — Campbell Hill, IL

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Where 62916 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 62916
  • 🔢 Type 62916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,916 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 107. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62915 (Cambria, IL, 27 mi away) and 62917 (Carrier Mills, IL, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62916 becomes 61926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12966, 16629, 16692, 16926, 21669, 26169, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96216 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,891 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯501 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62916 and you would come out at 37.94°S, 90.42°E — 1,274 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 32m.
  • 📏 At 46.5 square miles of land, 62916 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population925This ZIP925
Households323This ZIP323
Housing units381This ZIP381
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$85,694This ZIP$85,694Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$100,600This ZIP$100,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density19.9 / sq miThis ZIP19.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees200This ZIP200
Annual payroll$9,778,000This ZIP$9,778,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$30,540,000This ZIP$30,540,000

Land area

Land area46.49 sq miThis ZIP46.49 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Counties 62916 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 47.5%
Perry County 30.1%
Randolph County 22.3%

Other place names in 62916

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ZIP codes near 62916

ZIPCityDistance
62997 Willisville, IL 2.9 mi
62272 Percy, IL 4.2 mi
62288 Steeleville, IL 7.0 mi
62907 Ava, IL 7.2 mi
62280 Rockwood, IL 7.7 mi
62238 Cutler, IL 7.8 mi
62233 Chester, IL 11.4 mi
62971 Oraville, IL 11.9 mi
62994 Vergennes, IL 12.9 mi
62950 Jacob, IL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62916?

62916 is in Campbell Hill, Illinois, in Jackson County, part of the Carbondale, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9433, -89.5788.

What county is 62916 in?

62916 spans 3 counties: Jackson County, Perry 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 62916?

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

What time zone is 62916 in?

62916 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62916?

About 925 people live in ZIP code 62916, in 323 households, at 19.9 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 62916?

$85,694 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62916?

The closest are 62997 (2.9 mi), 62272 (4.2 mi), 62288 (7 mi), 62907 (7.2 mi) and 62280 (7.7 mi).

Is 62916 a PO Box ZIP code?

62916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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