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61010

ZIP 61010 is Byron, Illinois, in Ogle County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ogle
Metro area
Rochelle, IL
Population
7,497
Coordinates
42.1345, -89.2726
☼ Live from 61010 — Byron, IL

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Where 61010 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61010
  • 🔢 Type 61010 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,010 = 2 × 5 × 6101. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61008 (Belvidere, IL, 23 mi away) and 61011 (Caledonia, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61010 becomes 01016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00611, 01061, 01106, 01601, 01610, 06011, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00611 in Angeles, PR, 2,111 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯511 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61010 and you would come out at 42.13°S, 90.73°E — 1,103 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 38.2 square miles of land, 61010 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,497This ZIP7,497
Households2,843This ZIP2,843
Housing units3,001This ZIP3,001
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$93,613This ZIP$93,613Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$235,000This ZIP$235,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$951This ZIP$951Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density196.3 / sq miThis ZIP196.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments158This ZIP158
Employees1,901This ZIP1,901
Annual payroll$145,490,000This ZIP$145,490,000
Tax returns filed3,690This ZIP3,690
Total adjusted gross income$345,543,000This ZIP$345,543,000

Land area

Land area38.19 sq miThis ZIP38.19 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 61010

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61010

ZIPCityDistance
61084 Stillman Valley, IL 4.3 mi
61047 Leaf River, IL 6.4 mi
61077 Seward, IL 8.3 mi
61102 Rockford, IL 8.6 mi
61020 Davis Junction, IL 9.1 mi
61088 Winnebago, IL 9.2 mi
61043 Holcomb, IL 9.8 mi
61061 Oregon, IL 10.1 mi
61015 Chana, IL 10.3 mi
61054 Mount Morris, IL 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61010?

61010 is in Byron, Illinois, in Ogle County, part of the Rochelle, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1345, -89.2726.

What county is 61010 in?

61010 lies in Ogle County.

What area code is 61010?

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

What time zone is 61010 in?

61010 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61010?

About 7,497 people live in ZIP code 61010, in 2,843 households, at 196.3 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 61010?

$93,613 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61010?

The closest are 61084 (4.3 mi), 61047 (6.4 mi), 61077 (8.3 mi), 61102 (8.6 mi) and 61020 (9.1 mi).

Is 61010 a PO Box ZIP code?

61010 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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