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62988

ZIP 62988 is Tamms, Illinois, in Alexander County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Alexander
Population
1,149
Coordinates
37.2261, -89.2947
☼ Live from 62988 — Tamms, IL

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Where 62988 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62988
  • 🔢 Type 62988 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,988 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 29 × 181. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62987 (Stonefort, IL, 44 mi away) and 62990 (Thebes, IL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62988 becomes 88926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28689, 28698, 29688, 62889, 62898, 68928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96828 in Honolulu, HI, 4,185 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯533 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62988 and you would come out at 37.23°S, 90.71°E — 1,320 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 70.3 square miles of land, 62988 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,149This ZIP1,149
Households497This ZIP497
Housing units659This ZIP659
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,779This ZIP$54,779Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$65,800This ZIP$65,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$493This ZIP$493Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density16.3 / sq miThis ZIP16.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees94This ZIP94
Annual payroll$4,730,000This ZIP$4,730,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$28,204,000This ZIP$28,204,000

Land area

Land area70.31 sq miThis ZIP70.31 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 62988

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ZIP codes near 62988

ZIPCityDistance
62976 Pulaski, IL 4.5 mi
62993 Unity, IL 5.3 mi
62990 Thebes, IL 5.7 mi
62969 Olive Branch, IL 6.3 mi
62964 Mounds, IL 7.6 mi
62961 Millcreek, IL 8.3 mi
62996 Villa Ridge, IL 8.4 mi
62992 Ullin, IL 9.1 mi
62957 Mc Clure, IL 9.4 mi
63742 Commerce, MO 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62988?

62988 is in Tamms, Illinois, in Alexander County, part of the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2261, -89.2947.

What county is 62988 in?

62988 lies in Alexander County.

What area code is 62988?

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

What time zone is 62988 in?

62988 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62988?

About 1,149 people live in ZIP code 62988, in 497 households, at 16.3 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 62988?

$54,779 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62988?

The closest are 62976 (4.5 mi), 62993 (5.3 mi), 62990 (5.7 mi), 62969 (6.3 mi) and 62964 (7.6 mi).

Is 62988 a PO Box ZIP code?

62988 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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