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Where 62961 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.
- 🔢 Type 62961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 62,961 = 3 × 31 × 677. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111010111110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62960 (Metropolis, IL, 30 mi away) and 62962 (Miller City, IL, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 62961 becomes 16926 — and that is a real ZIP code: Granville Summit, PA, 733 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12966, 16629, 16692, 16926, 21669, 26169, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96216 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,936 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
- 🎯532 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62961 and you would come out at 37.34°S, 90.75°E — 1,316 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 0.343 square miles of land, 62961 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 166 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 37This ZIP37 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12This ZIP12 |
| Housing units | 12This ZIP12 |
| Median age | 57.8This ZIP57.8Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $151,250This ZIP$151,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.0%This ZIP20.0% |
| Population density | 107.9 / sq miThis ZIP107.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 62961
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 62961
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
62926 | Dongola, IL | 6.9 mi |
62952 | Jonesboro, IL | 7.2 mi |
62992 | Ullin, IL | 7.6 mi |
62988 | Tamms, IL | 8.3 mi |
62976 | Pulaski, IL | 8.7 mi |
62906 | Anna, IL | 9.4 mi |
62973 | Perks, IL | 9.6 mi |
62957 | Mc Clure, IL | 9.7 mi |
62990 | Thebes, IL | 11.2 mi |
62970 | Olmsted, IL | 11.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 62961?
62961 is in Millcreek, Illinois, in Union County. Its published point location is 37.3409, -89.2531.
What county is 62961 in?
62961 lies in Union County.
What area code is 62961?
Millcreek uses area codes 618 and 730, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 62961 in?
62961 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 62961?
About 37 people live in ZIP code 62961, in 12 households, at 107.9 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 62961?
$151,250 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 62961?
The closest are 62926 (6.9 mi), 62952 (7.2 mi), 62992 (7.6 mi), 62988 (8.3 mi) and 62976 (8.7 mi).
Is 62961 a PO Box ZIP code?
62961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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