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62960

ZIP 62960 is Metropolis, Illinois, mostly in Massac County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Massac +1 more
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
10,783
Coordinates
37.2335, -88.7240
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Where 62960 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 62960
  • 🔢 Type 62960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 787. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62959 (Marion, IL, 35 mi away) and 62961 (Millcreek, IL, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62960 becomes 06926 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stamford, CT, 854 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02669, 06269, 06926, 09626, 26690, 29606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96260 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,847 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯562 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62960 and you would come out at 37.23°S, 91.28°E — 1,342 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 36m.
  • 📏 At 112.8 square miles of land, 62960 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,783This ZIP10,783
Households4,259This ZIP4,259
Housing units5,342This ZIP5,342
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,102This ZIP$63,102Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$132,500This ZIP$132,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$748This ZIP$748Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density95.6 / sq miThis ZIP95.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments194This ZIP194
Employees2,512This ZIP2,512
Annual payroll$110,015,000This ZIP$110,015,000
Tax returns filed4,610This ZIP4,610
Total adjusted gross income$277,726,000This ZIP$277,726,000

Land area

Land area112.77 sq miThis ZIP112.77 sq mi
Water area1.70 sq miThis ZIP1.70 sq mi

Counties 62960 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Massac County 98.3%
Pope County 1.7%

Other place names in 62960

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

ZIP codes near 62960

ZIPCityDistance
62953 Joppa, IL 7.0 mi
62943 Grantsburg, IL 8.6 mi
62908 Belknap, IL 9.4 mi
42002 Paducah, KY 10.2 mi
42086 West Paducah, KY 10.8 mi
62910 Brookport, IL 11.8 mi
62956 Karnak, IL 11.8 mi
42053 Kevil, KY 11.9 mi
62941 Grand Chain, IL 13.6 mi
42022 Bandana, KY 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62960?

62960 is in Metropolis, Illinois, in Massac County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2335, -88.7240.

What county is 62960 in?

62960 spans 2 counties: Massac County and Pope 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 62960?

Metropolis uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62960 in?

62960 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62960?

About 10,783 people live in ZIP code 62960, in 4,259 households, at 95.6 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 62960?

$63,102 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62960?

The closest are 62953 (7 mi), 62943 (8.6 mi), 62908 (9.4 mi), 42002 (10.2 mi) and 42086 (10.8 mi).

Is 62960 a PO Box ZIP code?

62960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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