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62949

ZIP 62949 is Hurst, Illinois, in Williamson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Williamson
Metro area
Marion-Herrin, IL
Population
702
Coordinates
37.8279, -89.1446
☼ Live from 62949 — Hurst, IL

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Where 62949 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62949
  • 🔢 Type 62949 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,949 = 3 × 20983. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62948 (Herrin, IL, 6 mi away) and 62950 (Jacob, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62949 becomes 94926 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rohnert Park, CA, 1,815 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29469, 29649, 46929, 46992, 49269, 49629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96942 in Chuuk, FM, 7,458 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯526 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62949 and you would come out at 37.83°S, 90.86°E — 1,297 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 32m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 62949 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population702This ZIP702
Households346This ZIP346
Housing units381This ZIP381
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$37,308This ZIP$37,308Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$74,500This ZIP$74,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$382This ZIP$382Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density419.6 / sq miThis ZIP419.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,556,000This ZIP$1,556,000

Land area

Land area1.67 sq miThis ZIP1.67 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 62949

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ZIP codes near 62949

ZIPCityDistance
62924 De Soto, IL 2.9 mi
62915 Cambria, IL 3.2 mi
62921 Colp, IL 3.9 mi
62918 Carterville, IL 4.3 mi
62983 Royalton, IL 5.4 mi
62999 Zeigler, IL 5.6 mi
62932 Elkville, IL 5.9 mi
62948 Herrin, IL 6.5 mi
62901 Carbondale, IL 7.0 mi
62933 Energy, IL 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62949?

62949 is in Hurst, Illinois, in Williamson County, part of the Marion-Herrin, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8279, -89.1446.

What county is 62949 in?

62949 lies in Williamson County.

What area code is 62949?

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

What time zone is 62949 in?

62949 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62949?

About 702 people live in ZIP code 62949, in 346 households, at 419.6 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 62949?

$37,308 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62949?

The closest are 62924 (2.9 mi), 62915 (3.2 mi), 62921 (3.9 mi), 62918 (4.3 mi) and 62983 (5.4 mi).

Is 62949 a PO Box ZIP code?

62949 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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