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62956

ZIP 62956 is Karnak, Illinois, mostly in Massac County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Massac +1 more
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
1,172
Coordinates
37.2800, -88.9314
☼ Live from 62956 — Karnak, IL

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Where 62956 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62956
  • 🔢 Type 62956 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,956 = 2 × 2 × 15739. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62955 (Karbers Ridge, IL, 41 mi away) and 62957 (Mc Clure, IL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62956 becomes 65926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25669, 25696, 25966, 29566, 29656, 29665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95626 in Elverta, CA, 1,766 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯550 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62956 and you would come out at 37.28°S, 91.07°E — 1,332 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 27.0 square miles of land, 62956 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,172This ZIP1,172
Households428This ZIP428
Housing units487This ZIP487
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,462This ZIP$73,462Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$128,800This ZIP$128,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$693This ZIP$693Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density43.4 / sq miThis ZIP43.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees92This ZIP92
Annual payroll$3,279,000This ZIP$3,279,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$20,152,000This ZIP$20,152,000

Land area

Land area27.01 sq miThis ZIP27.01 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Counties 62956 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Massac County 51.2%
Pulaski County 48.8%

Other place names in 62956

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ZIP codes near 62956

ZIPCityDistance
62941 Grand Chain, IL 3.3 mi
62908 Belknap, IL 4.2 mi
62953 Joppa, IL 6.7 mi
62923 Cypress, IL 7.2 mi
62973 Perks, IL 8.6 mi
42022 Bandana, KY 9.4 mi
62995 Vienna, IL 10.0 mi
62970 Olmsted, IL 10.6 mi
62943 Grantsburg, IL 11.5 mi
62992 Ullin, IL 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62956?

62956 is in Karnak, Illinois, in Massac County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2800, -88.9314.

What county is 62956 in?

62956 spans 2 counties: Massac County and Pulaski County. Most of it falls in Massac 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 62956?

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

What time zone is 62956 in?

62956 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62956?

About 1,172 people live in ZIP code 62956, in 428 households, at 43.4 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 62956?

$73,462 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62956?

The closest are 62941 (3.3 mi), 62908 (4.2 mi), 62953 (6.7 mi), 62923 (7.2 mi) and 62973 (8.6 mi).

Is 62956 a PO Box ZIP code?

62956 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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