Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — ZIP/61028

61028

ZIP 61028 is Elizabeth, Illinois, mostly in Jo Daviess County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jo Daviess +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,683
Coordinates
42.2985, -90.1759
☼ Live from 61028 — Elizabeth, IL

Weather right now

Asking the National Weather Service…

NEXRAD radar
Finding the nearest radar…
Local time: —

Where 61028 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 61028
  • 🔢 Type 61028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,028 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 19 × 73. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61027 (Eleroy, IL, 22 mi away) and 61030 (Forreston, IL, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61028 becomes 82016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 1,273 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯470 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61028 and you would come out at 42.30°S, 89.82°E — 1,058 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 113.4 square miles of land, 61028 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
🌙 The sky over 61028 today
  • Working out the sun…
🌋 Shake report
  • Checking the USGS…

Source: USGS.

People and housing

Population1,683This ZIP1,683
Households818This ZIP818
Housing units1,045This ZIP1,045
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,053This ZIP$86,053Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$174,400This ZIP$174,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$742This ZIP$742Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density14.8 / sq miThis ZIP14.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees312This ZIP312
Annual payroll$19,268,000This ZIP$19,268,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$64,398,000This ZIP$64,398,000

Land area

Land area113.42 sq miThis ZIP113.42 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 61028 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jo Daviess County 99.7%
Carroll County 0.3%

Other place names in 61028

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

ZIP codes near 61028

ZIPCityDistance
61041 Hanover, IL 7.1 mi
61085 Stockton, IL 8.0 mi
61001 Apple River, IL 12.0 mi
61074 Savanna, IL 12.3 mi
61075 Scales Mound, IL 12.4 mi
61036 Galena, IL 12.9 mi
61044 Kent, IL 13.7 mi
52070 Sabula, IA 14.9 mi
61087 Warren, IL 15.6 mi
61053 Mount Carroll, IL 15.7 mi

Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 61028 →

Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61028?

61028 is in Elizabeth, Illinois, in Jo Daviess County. Its published point location is 42.2985, -90.1759.

What county is 61028 in?

61028 spans 2 counties: Jo Daviess County and Carroll County. Most of it falls in Jo Daviess 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 61028?

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

What time zone is 61028 in?

61028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61028?

About 1,683 people live in ZIP code 61028, in 818 households, at 14.8 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 61028?

$86,053 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61028?

The closest are 61041 (7.1 mi), 61085 (8 mi), 61001 (12 mi), 61074 (12.3 mi) and 61075 (12.4 mi).

Is 61028 a PO Box ZIP code?

61028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

Download or cite

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “61028 ZIP Code — Elizabeth, Illinois (Jo Daviess County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/61028

Machine-readable version of these facts:

curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/61028.json

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.