Colchester Celebrates 62326 ZIP Code Day
Some numbers are magic, and for the residents of the Colchester area, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, marked a magic day. It was 62326 ZIP Code Day, and the community went all out in celebration of this once-ina- century event.
Coordinated by a group of community enthusiasts, the idea of holding a festival in Colchester percolated when Corrie Logan, Jamie Sullivan and Christa Davis were chatting after a Lions Club meeting. Someone mentioned Bushnell’s celebration of a ZIP Code Day four years ago in June (61422). They enlisted the help of Jennifer Clark, wife of Colchester Mayor Mark Clark; Catharine Louderman, city council member; Debbie Sullivan, Colchester Library director; and Stephanie Zimmerman, photo expert and ideas creator.
Throughout the day, visitors to the post office were able to purchase special 62326 post cards and have them stamped and canceled in commemoration of the day. Colchester area’s ZIP Code is one of only 900 palindromic (read forward and backward) numbers out of more than 40,000 possible combinations available.
At the Tuesday event, the north side of the Prairie along Depot Street was blocked off for several food vendors serving ice cream, coffee and specialty drinks, sandwiches, specialty corndogs, caramel corn, and pizza. Other vendors set up stands selling crafts and baked goods. Children were treated to four bouncy houses, face painting, a 3/8-scale steam engine for barrel rides, a visit from a live Llama and the Quincy Children’s Museum.
