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62958

ZIP 62958 is Makanda, Illinois, mostly in Jackson County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +2 more
Metro area
Carbondale, IL
Population
2,103
Coordinates
37.6107, -89.1422
☼ Live from 62958 — Makanda, IL

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Where 62958 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62958
  • 🔢 Type 62958 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,958 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1499. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62957 (Mc Clure, IL, 26 mi away) and 62959 (Marion, IL, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62958 becomes 85926 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Apache, AZ, 1,196 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25986, 28659, 29568, 29658, 29685, 29856, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96258 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,742 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯531 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62958 and you would come out at 37.61°S, 90.86°E — 1,307 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 48.8 square miles of land, 62958 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,103This ZIP2,103
Households942This ZIP942
Housing units1,017This ZIP1,017
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,833This ZIP$65,833Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$152,100This ZIP$152,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$907This ZIP$907Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.0%This ZIP55.0%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density43.1 / sq miThis ZIP43.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees157This ZIP157
Annual payroll$4,231,000This ZIP$4,231,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$98,432,000This ZIP$98,432,000

Land area

Land area48.77 sq miThis ZIP48.77 sq mi
Water area2.86 sq miThis ZIP2.86 sq mi

Counties 62958 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 39.9%
Union County 37.1%
Williamson County 23.0%

Other place names in 62958

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ZIP codes near 62958

ZIPCityDistance
62902 Carbondale, IL 4.7 mi
62920 Cobden, IL 6.3 mi
62903 Carbondale, IL 8.5 mi
62901 Carbondale, IL 9.7 mi
62939 Goreville, IL 10.1 mi
62906 Anna, IL 10.4 mi
62912 Buncombe, IL 11.1 mi
62915 Cambria, IL 12.1 mi
62918 Carterville, IL 12.5 mi
62975 Pomona, IL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62958?

62958 is in Makanda, Illinois, in Jackson County, part of the Carbondale, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6107, -89.1422.

What county is 62958 in?

62958 spans 3 counties: Jackson County, Union County and Williamson County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 62958?

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

What time zone is 62958 in?

62958 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62958?

About 2,103 people live in ZIP code 62958, in 942 households, at 43.1 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 62958?

$65,833 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62958?

The closest are 62902 (4.7 mi), 62920 (6.3 mi), 62903 (8.5 mi), 62901 (9.7 mi) and 62939 (10.1 mi).

Is 62958 a PO Box ZIP code?

62958 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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