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62975

ZIP 62975 is Pomona, Illinois, in Jackson County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Carbondale, IL
Population
207
Coordinates
37.6406, -89.3712
☼ Live from 62975 — Pomona, IL

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Where 62975 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62975
  • 🔢 Type 62975 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,975 = 5 × 5 × 11 × 229. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62974 (Pittsburg, IL, 33 mi away) and 62976 (Pulaski, IL, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62975 becomes 57926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25976, 27569, 27596, 27695, 27956, 27965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96257 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,735 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯519 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62975 and you would come out at 37.64°S, 90.63°E — 1,297 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 26.9 square miles of land, 62975 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population207This ZIP207
Households111This ZIP111
Housing units147This ZIP147
Median age57.8This ZIP57.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$88,906This ZIP$88,906Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Population density7.7 / sq miThis ZIP7.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,028,000This ZIP$1,028,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$8,691,000This ZIP$8,691,000

Land area

Land area26.91 sq miThis ZIP26.91 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

ZIP codes near 62975

ZIPCityDistance
62942 Grand Tower, IL 5.6 mi
62903 Carbondale, IL 5.7 mi
62905 Alto Pass, IL 5.7 mi
62940 Gorham, IL 8.0 mi
62966 Murphysboro, IL 9.1 mi
62920 Cobden, IL 9.7 mi
62998 Wolf Lake, IL 10.1 mi
62901 Carbondale, IL 11.3 mi
63732 Altenburg, MO 11.7 mi
62950 Jacob, IL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62975?

62975 is in Pomona, Illinois, in Jackson County, part of the Carbondale, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6406, -89.3712.

What county is 62975 in?

62975 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 62975?

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

What time zone is 62975 in?

62975 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62975?

About 207 people live in ZIP code 62975, in 111 households, at 7.7 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 62975?

$88,906 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62975?

The closest are 62942 (5.6 mi), 62903 (5.7 mi), 62905 (5.7 mi), 62940 (8 mi) and 62966 (9.1 mi).

Is 62975 a PO Box ZIP code?

62975 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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