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62946

ZIP 62946 is Harrisburg, Illinois, mostly in Saline County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Saline +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
11,256
Coordinates
37.7008, -88.5203
☼ Live from 62946 — Harrisburg, IL

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Where 62946 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 62946
  • 🔢 Type 62946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,946 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 269. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62943 (Grantsburg, IL, 27 mi away) and 62947 (Herod, IL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62946 becomes 64926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24966, 29466, 29646, 29664, 46296, 46926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96264 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯561 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62946 and you would come out at 37.70°S, 91.48°E — 1,327 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 145.7 square miles of land, 62946 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 111 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,256This ZIP11,256
Households4,806This ZIP4,806
Housing units5,489This ZIP5,489
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,566This ZIP$51,566Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$97,300This ZIP$97,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density77.3 / sq miThis ZIP77.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments344This ZIP344
Employees3,611This ZIP3,611
Annual payroll$143,117,000This ZIP$143,117,000
Tax returns filed5,080This ZIP5,080
Total adjusted gross income$313,196,000This ZIP$313,196,000

Land area

Land area145.65 sq miThis ZIP145.65 sq mi
Water area2.47 sq miThis ZIP2.47 sq mi

Counties 62946 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saline County 94.8%
Pope County 5.3%

Other place names in 62946

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ZIP codes near 62946

ZIPCityDistance
62965 Muddy, IL 4.6 mi
62917 Carrier Mills, IL 7.2 mi
62934 Equality, IL 8.8 mi
62987 Stonefort, IL 9.5 mi
62977 Raleigh, IL 10.6 mi
62930 Eldorado, IL 11.0 mi
62935 Galatia, IL 11.9 mi
62947 Herod, IL 12.4 mi
62954 Junction, IL 13.5 mi
62967 New Burnside, IL 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62946?

62946 is in Harrisburg, Illinois, in Saline County. Its published point location is 37.7008, -88.5203.

What county is 62946 in?

62946 spans 2 counties: Saline County and Pope County. Most of it falls in Saline 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 62946?

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

What time zone is 62946 in?

62946 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62946?

About 11,256 people live in ZIP code 62946, in 4,806 households, at 77.3 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 62946?

$51,566 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62946?

The closest are 62965 (4.6 mi), 62917 (7.2 mi), 62934 (8.8 mi), 62987 (9.5 mi) and 62977 (10.6 mi).

Is 62946 a PO Box ZIP code?

62946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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