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62951

ZIP 62951 is Johnston City, Illinois, in Williamson County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Williamson
Metro area
Marion-Herrin, IL
Population
5,342
Coordinates
37.8257, -88.9273
☼ Live from 62951 — Johnston City, IL

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Where 62951 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62951
  • 🔢 Type 62951 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,951 = 7 × 17 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62950 (Jacob, IL, 35 mi away) and 62952 (Jonesboro, IL, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62951 becomes 15926 — and that is a real ZIP code: Central City, PA, 564 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯537 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62951 and you would come out at 37.83°S, 91.07°E — 1,305 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 27.7 square miles of land, 62951 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,342This ZIP5,342
Households2,440This ZIP2,440
Housing units2,572This ZIP2,572
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$50,657This ZIP$50,657Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$99,700This ZIP$99,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$943This ZIP$943Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density193.1 / sq miThis ZIP193.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments80This ZIP80
Employees519This ZIP519
Annual payroll$18,313,000This ZIP$18,313,000
Tax returns filed2,310This ZIP2,310
Total adjusted gross income$125,626,000This ZIP$125,626,000

Land area

Land area27.67 sq miThis ZIP27.67 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Other place names in 62951

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ZIP codes near 62951

ZIPCityDistance
62841 Freeman Spur, IL 4.4 mi
62896 West Frankfort, IL 4.7 mi
62948 Herrin, IL 5.4 mi
62933 Energy, IL 6.2 mi
62874 Orient, IL 6.9 mi
62999 Zeigler, IL 7.7 mi
62974 Pittsburg, IL 7.8 mi
62959 Marion, IL 7.9 mi
62921 Colp, IL 8.7 mi
62918 Carterville, IL 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62951?

62951 is in Johnston City, Illinois, in Williamson County, part of the Marion-Herrin, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8257, -88.9273.

What county is 62951 in?

62951 lies in Williamson County.

What area code is 62951?

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

What time zone is 62951 in?

62951 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62951?

About 5,342 people live in ZIP code 62951, in 2,440 households, at 193.1 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 62951?

$50,657 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62951?

The closest are 62841 (4.4 mi), 62896 (4.7 mi), 62948 (5.4 mi), 62933 (6.2 mi) and 62874 (6.9 mi).

Is 62951 a PO Box ZIP code?

62951 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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