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62940

ZIP 62940 is Gorham, Illinois, in Jackson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Carbondale, IL
Population
645
Coordinates
37.7316, -89.4606
☼ Live from 62940 — Gorham, IL

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Where 62940 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62940
  • 🔢 Type 62940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,940 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 1049. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62939 (Goreville, IL, 29 mi away) and 62941 (Grand Chain, IL, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62940 becomes 04926 — and that is a real ZIP code: China Village, ME, 1,134 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06249, 06492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,741 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯512 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62940 and you would come out at 37.73°S, 90.54°E — 1,289 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 28.1 square miles of land, 62940 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population645This ZIP645
Households219This ZIP219
Housing units272This ZIP272
Median age23.9This ZIP23.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,375This ZIP$64,375Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$29,400This ZIP$29,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$722This ZIP$722Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%This ZIP10.0%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density22.9 / sq miThis ZIP22.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$640,000This ZIP$640,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$9,666,000This ZIP$9,666,000

Land area

Land area28.15 sq miThis ZIP28.15 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 62940

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ZIP codes near 62940

ZIPCityDistance
62950 Jacob, IL 5.6 mi
62966 Murphysboro, IL 6.5 mi
62942 Grand Tower, IL 6.7 mi
62975 Pomona, IL 8.0 mi
62907 Ava, IL 9.3 mi
63748 Frohna, MO 9.5 mi
62971 Oraville, IL 10.1 mi
62903 Carbondale, IL 10.8 mi
63732 Altenburg, MO 11.4 mi
63737 Brazeau, MO 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62940?

62940 is in Gorham, Illinois, in Jackson County, part of the Carbondale, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7316, -89.4606.

What county is 62940 in?

62940 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 62940?

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

What time zone is 62940 in?

62940 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62940?

About 645 people live in ZIP code 62940, in 219 households, at 22.9 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 62940?

$64,375 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62940?

The closest are 62950 (5.6 mi), 62966 (6.5 mi), 62942 (6.7 mi), 62975 (8 mi) and 62907 (9.3 mi).

Is 62940 a PO Box ZIP code?

62940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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