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Hillcrest ZIP codes, Illinois

No ZIP code is named for Hillcrest, IL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 61068. Its area codes are 815 and 779.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,824
Area codes
815, 779

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Hillcrest itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Rochelle (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Hillcrest in numbers

About 1,824 people live in Hillcrest, in 620 households. The median household income is $80,568 a year, 3% below the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,200 (38% below the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $1,295 a month. The median age is 37.8; 14.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population1,824Hillcrest1,824
Households620Hillcrest620
Median age37.8Hillcrest37.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,568Hillcrest$80,568Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$164,200Hillcrest$164,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,295Hillcrest$1,295Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%Hillcrest14.0%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.2 minHillcrest21.2 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density514 / sq miHillcrest514 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Hillcrest village. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Hillcrest

These ZIP codes cover part of Hillcrest but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Hillcrest
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
61068 Rochelle , IL Standard 14,788 $73,214 $171,300

Map of Hillcrest ZIP codes

61068

The ZIP codes of Hillcrest, IL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Hillcrest

The nearest larger towns are Rochelle (9,529 people, 3.3 mi), Davis Junction (2,757 people, 10 mi) and Oregon (3,851 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Hillcrest
TownPopulationDistance
Rochelle 9,529 3.3 mi
Davis Junction 2,757 10.3 mi
Oregon 3,851 14.4 mi
Byron 3,743 15.0 mi
DeKalb 40,443 16.4 mi
Cherry Valley 3,749 19.1 mi
Cortland 4,564 19.3 mi
Mount Morris 2,726 19.7 mi
Sycamore 18,559 19.9 mi
Rockford 147,521 20.2 mi
Genoa 5,492 20.7 mi
Belvidere 24,752 22.5 mi
Winnebago 2,981 22.5 mi
Dixon 14,910 23.0 mi

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