62993

ZIP 62993 is Unity, Illinois, in Alexander County; area codes 618 and 730; Central time.

Type: No street area
Time zone: America/Chicago
County: Alexander
Metro area: Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
Coordinates: 37.1528, -89.3256

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 62969, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62993

🔢 Type 62993 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
➕ As a number, 62,993 = 7 × 8999. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011000010001
🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62992 (Ullin, IL, 13 mi away) and 62994 (Vergennes, IL, 52 mi away).
🔄 Backwards, 62993 becomes 39926, which is not a ZIP code at all.
👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29369, 29639, 29693, 29936, 32969, 39269, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96932 in Hagatna, GU, 7,483 miles away.
🧭 Farther south than 64% 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 62993 and you would come out at 37.15°S, 90.67°E — 1,323 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 36m.

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ZIP codes near 62993

ZIP	City	Distance
`62969`	Olive Branch, IL	1.0 mi
`62988`	Tamms, IL	5.3 mi
`62962`	Miller City, IL	5.4 mi
`62964`	Mounds, IL	5.7 mi
`62990`	Thebes, IL	6.6 mi
`63742`	Commerce, MO	6.7 mi
`62976`	Pulaski, IL	7.8 mi
`62963`	Mound City, IL	9.5 mi
`62996`	Villa Ridge, IL	9.5 mi
`63780`	Scott City, MO	9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62993?

62993 is in Unity, Illinois, in Alexander County, part of the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1528, -89.3256.

What county is 62993 in?

62993 lies in Alexander County.

What area code is 62993?

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

What time zone is 62993 in?

62993 uses America/Chicago.

What ZIP codes are near 62993?

The closest are 62969 (1 mi), 62988 (5.3 mi), 62962 (5.4 mi), 62964 (5.7 mi) and 62990 (6.6 mi).

Is 62993 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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