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61008

ZIP 61008 is Belvidere, Illinois, mostly in Boone County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Boone +1 more
Metro area
Rockford, IL
Population
33,582
Coordinates
42.2459, -88.8399
☼ Live from 61008 — Belvidere, IL

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Where 61008 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61008
  • 🔢 Type 61008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 31 × 41. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61007 (Baileyville, IL, 39 mi away) and 61010 (Byron, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61008 becomes 80016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aurora, CO, 848 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00681, 01068, 01086, 01608, 01860, 06018, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00681 in Mayaguez, PR, 2,094 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯534 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61008 and you would come out at 42.25°S, 91.16°E — 1,117 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 84.3 square miles of land, 61008 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,582This ZIP33,582
Households12,869This ZIP12,869
Housing units13,378This ZIP13,378
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,604This ZIP$76,604Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$195,800This ZIP$195,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$998This ZIP$998Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density398.3 / sq miThis ZIP398.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments627This ZIP627
Employees14,029This ZIP14,029
Annual payroll$960,474,000This ZIP$960,474,000
Tax returns filed16,230This ZIP16,230
Total adjusted gross income$1,194,925,000This ZIP$1,194,925,000

Land area

Land area84.32 sq miThis ZIP84.32 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Counties 61008 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Boone County 99.9%
Winnebago County 0.1%

Other place names in 61008

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ZIP codes near 61008

ZIPCityDistance
61038 Garden Prairie, IL 5.4 mi
61016 Cherry Valley, IL 6.5 mi
61112 Rockford, IL 6.9 mi
61108 Rockford, IL 8.3 mi
61107 Rockford, IL 8.7 mi
61114 Rockford, IL 8.8 mi
60146 Kirkland, IL 10.2 mi
61111 Loves Park, IL 10.4 mi
61011 Caledonia, IL 10.5 mi
61065 Poplar Grove, IL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61008?

61008 is in Belvidere, Illinois, in Boone County, part of the Rockford, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2459, -88.8399.

What county is 61008 in?

61008 spans 2 counties: Boone County and Winnebago County. Most of it falls in Boone County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 61008?

Belvidere uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61008 in?

61008 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61008?

About 33,582 people live in ZIP code 61008, in 12,869 households, at 398.3 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 61008?

$76,604 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61008?

The closest are 61038 (5.4 mi), 61016 (6.5 mi), 61112 (6.9 mi), 61108 (8.3 mi) and 61107 (8.7 mi).

Is 61008 a PO Box ZIP code?

61008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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