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62942

ZIP 62942 is Grand Tower, Illinois, in Jackson County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Carbondale, IL
Population
628
Coordinates
37.6358, -89.4736
☼ Live from 62942 — Grand Tower, IL

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Where 62942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62942
  • 🔢 Type 62942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,942 = 2 × 11 × 2861. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62941 (Grand Chain, IL, 39 mi away) and 62943 (Grantsburg, IL, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62942 becomes 24926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22469, 22649, 22946, 22964, 24269, 24962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96224 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,721 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯513 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62942 and you would come out at 37.64°S, 90.53°E — 1,293 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 33m.
  • 📏 At 24.9 square miles of land, 62942 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population628This ZIP628
Households249This ZIP249
Housing units302This ZIP302
Median age23.8This ZIP23.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$36,458This ZIP$36,458Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$51,600This ZIP$51,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$682This ZIP$682Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher1.7%This ZIP1.7%
Mean commute36.7 minThis ZIP36.7 min
Population density25.2 / sq miThis ZIP25.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees17This ZIP17
Annual payroll$442,000This ZIP$442,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$11,012,000This ZIP$11,012,000

Land area

Land area24.91 sq miThis ZIP24.91 sq mi
Water area1.57 sq miThis ZIP1.57 sq mi

Other place names in 62942

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ZIP codes near 62942

ZIPCityDistance
62975 Pomona, IL 5.6 mi
63732 Altenburg, MO 6.3 mi
62940 Gorham, IL 6.7 mi
63748 Frohna, MO 7.7 mi
62905 Alto Pass, IL 7.9 mi
62998 Wolf Lake, IL 8.6 mi
62950 Jacob, IL 9.0 mi
63737 Brazeau, MO 10.0 mi
62903 Carbondale, IL 11.1 mi
62966 Murphysboro, IL 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62942?

62942 is in Grand Tower, Illinois, in Jackson County, part of the Carbondale, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6358, -89.4736.

What county is 62942 in?

62942 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 62942?

Grand Tower uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62942 in?

62942 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62942?

About 628 people live in ZIP code 62942, in 249 households, at 25.2 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 62942?

$36,458 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62942?

The closest are 62975 (5.6 mi), 63732 (6.3 mi), 62940 (6.7 mi), 63748 (7.7 mi) and 62905 (7.9 mi).

Is 62942 a PO Box ZIP code?

62942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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