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62953

ZIP 62953 is Joppa, Illinois, in Massac County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Massac
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
259
Coordinates
37.2092, -88.8470
☼ Live from 62953 — Joppa, IL

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Where 62953 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62953
  • 🔢 Type 62953 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,953 = 11 × 59 × 97. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62952 (Jonesboro, IL, 31 mi away) and 62954 (Junction, IL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62953 becomes 35926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25396, 25639, 25936, 29356, 29365, 29536, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96325 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,526 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯556 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62953 and you would come out at 37.21°S, 91.15°E — 1,338 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 0.538 square miles of land, 62953 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 260 football fields.
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People and housing

Population259This ZIP259
Households87This ZIP87
Housing units121This ZIP121
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$41,563This ZIP$41,563Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$45,000This ZIP$45,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%This ZIP8.8%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density481.4 / sq miThis ZIP481.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees141This ZIP141
Annual payroll$17,207,000This ZIP$17,207,000

Land area

Land area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 62953

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ZIP codes near 62953

ZIPCityDistance
62956 Karnak, IL 6.7 mi
42053 Kevil, KY 6.9 mi
62960 Metropolis, IL 7.0 mi
42022 Bandana, KY 7.0 mi
62908 Belknap, IL 7.0 mi
62941 Grand Chain, IL 7.2 mi
42086 West Paducah, KY 9.6 mi
42056 La Center, KY 10.4 mi
42002 Paducah, KY 11.3 mi
62943 Grantsburg, IL 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62953?

62953 is in Joppa, Illinois, in Massac County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2092, -88.8470.

What county is 62953 in?

62953 lies in Massac County.

What area code is 62953?

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

What time zone is 62953 in?

62953 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62953?

About 259 people live in ZIP code 62953, in 87 households, at 481.4 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 62953?

$41,563 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62953?

The closest are 62956 (6.7 mi), 42053 (6.9 mi), 62960 (7 mi), 42022 (7 mi) and 62908 (7 mi).

Is 62953 a PO Box ZIP code?

62953 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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