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62957

ZIP 62957 is Mc Clure, Illinois, mostly in Alexander County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Alexander +1 more
Population
640
Coordinates
37.3125, -89.4261
☼ Live from 62957 — Mc Clure, IL

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Where 62957 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62957
  • 🔢 Type 62957 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,957 = 157 × 401. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62956 (Karnak, IL, 27 mi away) and 62958 (Makanda, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62957 becomes 75926 — and that is a real ZIP code: Apple Springs, TX, 525 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25976, 27569, 27596, 27695, 27956, 27965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96257 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,753 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯524 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62957 and you would come out at 37.31°S, 90.57°E — 1,311 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 46.7 square miles of land, 62957 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population640This ZIP640
Households210This ZIP210
Housing units359This ZIP359
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,053This ZIP$46,053Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$71,300This ZIP$71,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density13.7 / sq miThis ZIP13.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$737,000This ZIP$737,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$12,194,000This ZIP$12,194,000

Land area

Land area46.73 sq miThis ZIP46.73 sq mi
Water area3.94 sq miThis ZIP3.94 sq mi

Counties 62957 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Alexander County 79.3%
Union County 20.7%

Other place names in 62957

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62957

ZIPCityDistance
63702 Cape Girardeau, MO 5.3 mi
62990 Thebes, IL 6.0 mi
63703 Cape Girardeau, MO 6.8 mi
62952 Jonesboro, IL 8.6 mi
63701 Cape Girardeau, MO 8.8 mi
62988 Tamms, IL 9.4 mi
62961 Millcreek, IL 9.7 mi
63780 Scott City, MO 10.2 mi
63742 Commerce, MO 10.6 mi
63758 Kelso, MO 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62957?

62957 is in Mc Clure, Illinois, in Alexander County, part of the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3125, -89.4261.

What county is 62957 in?

62957 spans 2 counties: Alexander County and Union County. Most of it falls in Alexander 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 62957?

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

What time zone is 62957 in?

62957 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62957?

About 640 people live in ZIP code 62957, in 210 households, at 13.7 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 62957?

$46,053 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62957?

The closest are 63702 (5.3 mi), 62990 (6 mi), 63703 (6.8 mi), 62952 (8.6 mi) and 63701 (8.8 mi).

Is 62957 a PO Box ZIP code?

62957 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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