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62959

ZIP 62959 is Marion, Illinois, in Williamson County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Williamson
Metro area
Marion-Herrin, IL
Population
27,793
Coordinates
37.7112, -88.9146
☼ Live from 62959 — Marion, IL

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Where 62959 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62959
  • 🔢 Type 62959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,959 = 13 × 29 × 167. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62958 (Makanda, IL, 14 mi away) and 62960 (Metropolis, IL, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62959 becomes 95926 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chico, CA, 1,771 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25699, 25969, 29569, 29596, 29659, 29695, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96925 in Piti, GU, 7,480 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯540 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62959 and you would come out at 37.71°S, 91.09°E — 1,311 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 33m.
  • 📏 At 143.0 square miles of land, 62959 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,793This ZIP27,793
Households11,953This ZIP11,953
Housing units13,227This ZIP13,227
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,063This ZIP$71,063Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$174,800This ZIP$174,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density194.3 / sq miThis ZIP194.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments935This ZIP935
Employees19,282This ZIP19,282
Annual payroll$1,095,080,000This ZIP$1,095,080,000
Tax returns filed12,090This ZIP12,090
Total adjusted gross income$883,820,000This ZIP$883,820,000

Land area

Land area143.03 sq miThis ZIP143.03 sq mi
Water area7.85 sq miThis ZIP7.85 sq mi

Other place names in 62959

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ZIP codes near 62959

ZIPCityDistance
62933 Energy, IL 7.1 mi
62951 Johnston City, IL 7.9 mi
62974 Pittsburg, IL 8.0 mi
62922 Creal Springs, IL 8.3 mi
62948 Herrin, IL 9.7 mi
62918 Carterville, IL 10.7 mi
62921 Colp, IL 11.0 mi
62902 Carbondale, IL 11.1 mi
62841 Freeman Spur, IL 11.1 mi
62939 Goreville, IL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62959?

62959 is in Marion, Illinois, in Williamson County, part of the Marion-Herrin, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7112, -88.9146.

What county is 62959 in?

62959 lies in Williamson County.

What area code is 62959?

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

What time zone is 62959 in?

62959 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62959?

About 27,793 people live in ZIP code 62959, in 11,953 households, at 194.3 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 62959?

$71,063 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62959?

The closest are 62933 (7.1 mi), 62951 (7.9 mi), 62974 (8 mi), 62922 (8.3 mi) and 62948 (9.7 mi).

Is 62959 a PO Box ZIP code?

62959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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