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62997

ZIP 62997 is Willisville, Illinois, in Perry County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Perry
Metro area
none
Population
561
Coordinates
37.9836, -89.5905
☼ Live from 62997 — Willisville, IL

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Where 62997 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62997
  • 🔢 Type 62997 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGGZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,997 = 3 × 11 × 23 × 83. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62996 (Villa Ridge, IL, 61 mi away) and 62998 (Wolf Lake, IL, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62997 becomes 79926 — and that is a real ZIP code: El Paso, TX, 1,040 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27699, 27969, 29679, 29697, 62979, 79926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96927 in Mongmong, GU, 7,439 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯500 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62997 and you would come out at 37.98°S, 90.41°E — 1,272 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 0.471 square miles of land, 62997 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 228 football fields.
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People and housing

Population561This ZIP561
Households224This ZIP224
Housing units259This ZIP259
Median age31.5This ZIP31.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,318This ZIP$54,318Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$61,900This ZIP$61,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$844This ZIP$844Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%This ZIP5.9%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density1,191.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,191.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$718,000This ZIP$718,000

Land area

Land area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 62997

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ZIP codes near 62997

ZIPCityDistance
62272 Percy, IL 1.7 mi
62916 Campbell Hill, IL 2.9 mi
62238 Cutler, IL 5.4 mi
62288 Steeleville, IL 5.4 mi
62907 Ava, IL 9.8 mi
62280 Rockwood, IL 10.0 mi
62233 Chester, IL 11.2 mi
62286 Sparta, IL 11.5 mi
62297 Walsh, IL 12.7 mi
62274 Pinckneyville, IL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62997?

62997 is in Willisville, Illinois, in Perry County. Its published point location is 37.9836, -89.5905.

What county is 62997 in?

62997 lies in Perry County.

What area code is 62997?

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

What time zone is 62997 in?

62997 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62997?

About 561 people live in ZIP code 62997, in 224 households, at 1,191.1 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 62997?

$54,318 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62997?

The closest are 62272 (1.7 mi), 62916 (2.9 mi), 62238 (5.4 mi), 62288 (5.4 mi) and 62907 (9.8 mi).

Is 62997 a PO Box ZIP code?

62997 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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