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62943

ZIP 62943 is Grantsburg, Illinois, mostly in Johnson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
428
Coordinates
37.3563, -88.7461
☼ Live from 62943 — Grantsburg, IL

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Where 62943 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62943
  • 🔢 Type 62943 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,943 = 3 × 20981. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62942 (Grand Tower, IL, 44 mi away) and 62946 (Harrisburg, IL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62943 becomes 34926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23694, 23964, 24639, 24963, 26349, 29346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96432 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,339 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯557 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62943 and you would come out at 37.36°S, 91.25°E — 1,335 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 37.5 square miles of land, 62943 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population428This ZIP428
Households115This ZIP115
Housing units155This ZIP155
Median age22.2This ZIP22.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,194This ZIP$83,194Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$138,600This ZIP$138,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%This ZIP9.4%
Mean commute33.9 minThis ZIP33.9 min
Population density11.4 / sq miThis ZIP11.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$1,102,000This ZIP$1,102,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$16,811,000This ZIP$16,811,000

Land area

Land area37.52 sq miThis ZIP37.52 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Counties 62943 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Johnson County 60.5%
Massac County 24.5%
Pope County 15.0%

ZIP codes near 62943

ZIPCityDistance
62908 Belknap, IL 7.3 mi
62985 Simpson, IL 8.4 mi
62995 Vienna, IL 8.5 mi
62960 Metropolis, IL 8.6 mi
62909 Boles, IL 9.5 mi
62938 Golconda, IL 11.2 mi
62956 Karnak, IL 11.5 mi
62953 Joppa, IL 11.6 mi
62928 Eddyville, IL 12.8 mi
62972 Ozark, IL 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62943?

62943 is in Grantsburg, Illinois, in Johnson County. Its published point location is 37.3563, -88.7461.

What county is 62943 in?

62943 spans 3 counties: Johnson County, Massac County and Pope County. Most of it falls in Johnson 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 62943?

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

What time zone is 62943 in?

62943 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62943?

About 428 people live in ZIP code 62943, in 115 households, at 11.4 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 62943?

$83,194 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62943?

The closest are 62908 (7.3 mi), 62985 (8.4 mi), 62995 (8.5 mi), 62960 (8.6 mi) and 62909 (9.5 mi).

Is 62943 a PO Box ZIP code?

62943 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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