62918
ZIP 62918 is Carterville, Illinois, mostly in Williamson County; area code 618; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Williamson +1 more
- Metro area
- Marion-Herrin, IL
- Population
- 10,658
- Coordinates
- 37.7864, -89.0862
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Where 62918 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.
- 🔢 Type 62918 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,918 = 2 × 163 × 193. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111010111000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62917 (Carrier Mills, IL, 25 mi away) and 62919 (Cave In Rock, IL, 55 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62918 becomes 81926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12986, 16829, 16928, 18629, 18962, 21869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96218 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,806 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
- 🎯530 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62918 and you would come out at 37.79°S, 90.91°E — 1,301 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 37.5 square miles of land, 62918 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 10,658This ZIP10,658 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4,521This ZIP4,521 |
| Housing units | 4,911This ZIP4,911 |
| Median age | 38.0This ZIP38.0Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $70,920This ZIP$70,920Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $200,200This ZIP$200,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $963This ZIP$963Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.2%This ZIP40.2% |
| Mean commute | 20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min |
| Population density | 284.2 / sq miThis ZIP284.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 185This ZIP185 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,158This ZIP2,158 |
| Annual payroll | $93,729,000This ZIP$93,729,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 4,830This ZIP4,830 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $396,509,000This ZIP$396,509,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 37.50 sq miThis ZIP37.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.42 sq miThis ZIP2.42 sq mi |
Counties 62918 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Williamson County | 99.9% |
| Jackson County | 0.1% |
Other place names in 62918
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 62918
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62921 | Colp, IL | 0.9 mi |
62915 | Cambria, IL | 2.0 mi |
62933 | Energy, IL | 3.8 mi |
62948 | Herrin, IL | 4.0 mi |
62949 | Hurst, IL | 4.3 mi |
62999 | Zeigler, IL | 6.0 mi |
62924 | De Soto, IL | 6.3 mi |
62841 | Freeman Spur, IL | 7.0 mi |
62901 | Carbondale, IL | 7.4 mi |
62983 | Royalton, IL | 7.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62918?
62918 is in Carterville, Illinois, in Williamson County, part of the Marion-Herrin, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7864, -89.0862.
What county is 62918 in?
62918 spans 2 counties: Williamson County and Jackson 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 62918?
Carterville uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62918 in?
62918 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62918?
About 10,658 people live in ZIP code 62918, in 4,521 households, at 284.2 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 62918?
$70,920 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 62918?
The closest are 62921 (0.9 mi), 62915 (2 mi), 62933 (3.8 mi), 62948 (4 mi) and 62949 (4.3 mi).
Is 62918 a PO Box ZIP code?
62918 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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