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62990

ZIP 62990 is Thebes, Illinois, in Alexander County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Alexander
Population
973
Coordinates
37.2286, -89.3988
☼ Live from 62990 — Thebes, IL

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Where 62990 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62990
  • 🔢 Type 62990 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,990 = 2 × 5 × 6299. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62988 (Tamms, IL, 6 mi away) and 62992 (Ullin, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62990 becomes 09926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09629, 29069, 29609, 29690, 29906, 60929, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09629 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,904 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯527 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62990 and you would come out at 37.23°S, 90.60°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 36m.
  • 📏 At 44.0 square miles of land, 62990 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population973This ZIP973
Households317This ZIP317
Housing units383This ZIP383
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,076This ZIP$64,076Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$136,900This ZIP$136,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$910This ZIP$910Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density22.1 / sq miThis ZIP22.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$228,000This ZIP$228,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$23,449,000This ZIP$23,449,000

Land area

Land area43.99 sq miThis ZIP43.99 sq mi
Water area1.51 sq miThis ZIP1.51 sq mi

Other place names in 62990

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ZIP codes near 62990

ZIPCityDistance
63742 Commerce, MO 5.4 mi
62988 Tamms, IL 5.7 mi
62957 Mc Clure, IL 6.0 mi
63780 Scott City, MO 6.4 mi
62993 Unity, IL 6.6 mi
62969 Olive Branch, IL 7.1 mi
63703 Cape Girardeau, MO 8.4 mi
63758 Kelso, MO 8.7 mi
62976 Pulaski, IL 10.3 mi
63702 Cape Girardeau, MO 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62990?

62990 is in Thebes, Illinois, in Alexander County, part of the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2286, -89.3988.

What county is 62990 in?

62990 lies in Alexander County.

What area code is 62990?

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

What time zone is 62990 in?

62990 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62990?

About 973 people live in ZIP code 62990, in 317 households, at 22.1 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 62990?

$64,076 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62990?

The closest are 63742 (5.4 mi), 62988 (5.7 mi), 62957 (6 mi), 63780 (6.4 mi) and 62993 (6.6 mi).

Is 62990 a PO Box ZIP code?

62990 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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