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62922

ZIP 62922 is Creal Springs, Illinois, mostly in Williamson County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Williamson +1 more
Metro area
Marion-Herrin, IL
Population
2,608
Coordinates
37.6208, -88.8148
☼ Live from 62922 — Creal Springs, IL

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Where 62922 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 62922
  • 🔢 Type 62922 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,922 = 2 × 3 × 10487. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62921 (Colp, IL, 19 mi away) and 62923 (Cypress, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62922 becomes 22926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26229, 26292, 29226, 29622, 62292, 92226, …). The farthest-flung twin is 92262 in Palm Springs, CA, 1,571 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯548 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62922 and you would come out at 37.62°S, 91.19°E — 1,320 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 34m.
  • 📏 At 63.3 square miles of land, 62922 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,608This ZIP2,608
Households1,065This ZIP1,065
Housing units1,459This ZIP1,459
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,245This ZIP$74,245Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$175,100This ZIP$175,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$778This ZIP$778Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute36.8 minThis ZIP36.8 min
Population density41.2 / sq miThis ZIP41.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees92This ZIP92
Annual payroll$3,063,000This ZIP$3,063,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$88,473,000This ZIP$88,473,000

Land area

Land area63.27 sq miThis ZIP63.27 sq mi
Water area1.26 sq miThis ZIP1.26 sq mi

Counties 62922 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Williamson County 73.5%
Johnson County 26.6%

Other place names in 62922

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ZIP codes near 62922

ZIPCityDistance
62967 New Burnside, IL 5.0 mi
62972 Ozark, IL 5.5 mi
62959 Marion, IL 8.3 mi
62987 Stonefort, IL 8.5 mi
62917 Carrier Mills, IL 10.2 mi
62939 Goreville, IL 10.3 mi
62974 Pittsburg, IL 11.0 mi
62909 Boles, IL 12.5 mi
62985 Simpson, IL 12.7 mi
62995 Vienna, IL 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62922?

62922 is in Creal Springs, Illinois, in Williamson County, part of the Marion-Herrin, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6208, -88.8148.

What county is 62922 in?

62922 spans 2 counties: Williamson County and Johnson 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 62922?

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

What time zone is 62922 in?

62922 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62922?

About 2,608 people live in ZIP code 62922, in 1,065 households, at 41.2 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 62922?

$74,245 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62922?

The closest are 62967 (5 mi), 62972 (5.5 mi), 62959 (8.3 mi), 62987 (8.5 mi) and 62917 (10.2 mi).

Is 62922 a PO Box ZIP code?

62922 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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