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62963

ZIP 62963 is Mound City, Illinois, in Pulaski County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pulaski
Metro area
none
Population
713
Coordinates
37.0946, -89.1699
☼ Live from 62963 — Mound City, IL

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Where 62963 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62963
  • 🔢 Type 62963 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,963 = 79 × 797. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62962 (Miller City, IL, 9 mi away) and 62964 (Mounds, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62963 becomes 36926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23669, 23696, 23966, 26369, 29636, 32669, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96362 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,443 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯543 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62963 and you would come out at 37.09°S, 90.83°E — 1,332 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 62963 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population713This ZIP713
Households223This ZIP223
Housing units302This ZIP302
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,531This ZIP$54,531Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$52,900This ZIP$52,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher0.7%This ZIP0.7%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density170.7 / sq miThis ZIP170.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$3,933,000This ZIP$3,933,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$7,096,000This ZIP$7,096,000

Land area

Land area4.18 sq miThis ZIP4.18 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 62963

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ZIP codes near 62963

ZIPCityDistance
62964 Mounds, IL 4.0 mi
62914 Cairo, IL 4.2 mi
62996 Villa Ridge, IL 5.6 mi
42024 Barlow, KY 6.7 mi
62976 Pulaski, IL 9.0 mi
62962 Miller City, IL 9.2 mi
62970 Olmsted, IL 9.4 mi
62993 Unity, IL 9.5 mi
62969 Olive Branch, IL 9.5 mi
42056 La Center, KY 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62963?

62963 is in Mound City, Illinois, in Pulaski County. Its published point location is 37.0946, -89.1699.

What county is 62963 in?

62963 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 62963?

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

What time zone is 62963 in?

62963 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62963?

About 713 people live in ZIP code 62963, in 223 households, at 170.7 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 62963?

$54,531 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62963?

The closest are 62964 (4 mi), 62914 (4.2 mi), 62996 (5.6 mi), 42024 (6.7 mi) and 62976 (9 mi).

Is 62963 a PO Box ZIP code?

62963 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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